Kumarasambhavam: The Origin of the Young God
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Only those who are not disturbed when good cause for a change is present have truly steadied minds.
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‘What you want will come to be. Only, you must be patient for a while.
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For those who have become masters of themselves, no obstacles are strong enough to break concentration.
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for never in this world do the words of great beings foster a meaning opposed to what is stated.
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Who can oppose a mind unwavering in its pressure towards something desired, or water on its way to low ground?
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Age has no weight when you are old in accomplishment.
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Those who have calmed their minds will treat exalted beings, even though both are equals, with complete respect.
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A jewel does not go seeking. No, it is searched out.
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There are no limits set for us in what we can imagine.
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‘Whether he is glowing with ornaments or wearing the snakes, dressed in the great elephant skin or robed in silk, with the skull in his hair or the moon for his crest, no one comprehends the form of the Body of the Universe.
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My heart is full and sweet with love for him. Someone who knows her own will can ignore insults.
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Śiva who wears the moon in his hair said, ‘From this moment, I am your slave, gained by tapas, woman of healing beauty,’ and all the weariness of her effort left her in that instant for out of exhaustion, once desire is satisfied, a new strength rises.
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The Lord treated the Seven Rishis and the woman with identical respect for the good value only right action, not distinguishing between men and women.
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A bond established by the good will have no evil outcome.
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When those who know what is needed choose the right time to put a request before their masters, they will succeed.
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but for Śiva, just as she was, she was delight.
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the moon seems to kiss the face of the night with its eyes,
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he looked like the moon on a cloud in autumn.