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| Ramayana |
| The King must be ruthless in destroying evil. He may be tender and carrying towards his subjects. But in the presence of evil, he must be dispassionately ruthless in stamping it out. Or else, the evil will make things difficult for the virtuous among his subjects. |
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| Mahabharata |
| A sane man becomes adamant during a game of dice. |
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| Upanishads |
| May my ears only hear good. |
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| Hinduism |
| The sage speaks. You hear what you want. I hear what I want. |
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| Universal Prayers - From Vedas |
| O Lord, O Thou the illumination, do Thou free us from sins. Do Thou bring to us what is auspicious. |
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| Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram |
| Salutations to Him who is the Life Breath in all creatures. |
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| Sri Lalita Sahasranama |
Om Sakti - kut aikat apanna - katyadho bhaga - dharinyai namah. Salutations to Her whose form below waist is identical with the last part (Sakthi - Kuta) of Panca - dasaksari Mantra. |
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| Sivananda Lahari - Of Sri Sankaracarya |
| My prostration to Sambhu, the source of all happiness, whose existence precedes that of all, who is light limitless, who is revealed through the Vedic texts, who is attained through devotion; who is essentially of the nature of knowledge and bliss; who is engaged in the protection of the three worlds; who is the worthy object of meditation for all Yogis; who is praised with hymns by the celestials; who controls Maya; who whirls round and round in the performance of the beautiful Tandava dance; and who wears matted locks. |
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| Siva Sahasranama Stotram |
The Famous. Om mahayasase namah The Indispensable One becomes famous. |
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| Quotations from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother (Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry) |
| Give all you are all you have; nothing more is asked of you but also nothing less. |
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