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  • S

    hre

    e G

    ane

    sh P

    uja

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    ch

    ne

    w a

    ctivity o

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    tart

    ed

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    ors

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    ren

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    ho

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    ca

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    wle

    dge

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    Wh

    at

    to d

    o

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    at

    to s

    ay

    Recite 3

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    es

    Om

    Shre

    e G

    aneshaya N

    am

    ah!

    O

    m H

    ari O

    m!

    Recite o

    nce.

    Vakra

    tunda M

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    ury

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    am

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    heem

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    Om

    Gam

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    am

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    Pla

    ce t

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    photo

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    g E

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    South

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    Apply

    sandal paste

    and

    kum

    kum

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    rehead,

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    to d

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    to h

    onor

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    g

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    ashanta

    yae

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    ranayam

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    hoor

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    eem

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    (t

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    tem

    ent

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    mam

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    o the

    asm

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    rice)

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    to d

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    sandal)

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    kum

    kum

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    ghandopari h

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    kum

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    er

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    dars

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    i

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    er

    wate

    r sprinkle

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    bhuvas s

    uvaha

    fruit

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    wate

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    it)

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    at

    to s

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    flo

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    pra

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    hand o

    ffer

    the f

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    apanaya s

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    nt

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    radakshin

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    rata

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    ple

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    vg

    rah

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    he N

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    in b

    imbae s

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    rice)

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    er

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    er

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    ffer

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    er

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    der

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    hara

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    sandal)

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    er

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    he f

    ollo

    win

    g m

    antr

    as)

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    asum

    a S

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    yam

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    yu

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    a P

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    am

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    hold

    while

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  • 3

    3 |

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    4

    4 |

    Pa

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  • 5

    5 |

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    6

    6 |

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    7 |

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    4 |

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    7 |

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  • 9

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    | 8

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    13

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    14

    14

    | P

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    e

    6.

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    ya

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    16

    16

    | P

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    yo

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  • 17

    17

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    age

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    e

    18

    18

    | P

    ag

    e

    ha

    va

    n k

    und

    , t

    he y

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    lta

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    asti.

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    o w

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    ma

    m r

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    13.

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  • 19

    19

    | P

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    the

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    line

    : a

    Ve

    dic

    Stu

    de

    nt o

    bse

    rve

    s d

    iscip

    line

    in

    bo

    dy a

    nd

    min

    d, a

    nd

    use

    s h

    is s

    ense

    s t

    o k

    eep

    aliv

    e t

    he

    fire

    of

    su

    ch

    d

    iscip

    line

    . S

    eve

    n s

    en

    se

    s:

    see

    ing,

    hea

    rin

    g,

    tastin

    g,

    tou

    ch

    ing,

    sm

    elli

    ng,

    thin

    kin

    g,

    an

    d d

    ecid

    ing.]

    14.

    14

    . Y

    a e

    es

    hir

    e b

    hu

    wa

    -nas

    ya

    pra

    ch

    eta

    so

    vis

    hw

    as

    ya

    sth

    aa

    tur

    jag

    ata

    sh

    ch

    a m

    an

    taw

    ah

    . T

    e n

    ah

    kri

    taa

    d a

    kri

    taa

    den

    a-s

    as

    pa

    r-

    ya

    dya

    a d

    ew

    aas

    ah

    pi-

    pri

    taa

    sw

    as

    taye.

    The

    Ro

    ya

    l S

    age

    s,

    in t

    he

    ir d

    eep

    kno

    wle

    dge

    and

    med

    itatio

    n,

    co

    ntr

    ol w

    ha

    teve

    r hap

    pe

    ns in

    th

    e e

    ntire

    co

    nscio

    us a

    nd

    u

    ncon

    scio

    us c

    rea

    tio

    n. M

    ay t

    he

    y le

    ad

    us to

    day a

    cro

    ss b

    od

    ily a

    nd

    m

    enta

    l tr

    an

    sgre

    sstion

    s

    un

    to th

    e h

    ave

    n o

    f sw

    asti.

    [Co

    ntr

    ol: th

    ey k

    no

    w t

    he n

    atu

    re o

    f m

    atte

    r, a

    nd

    un

    de

    rsta

    nd

    the

    wa

    y

    the

    wo

    rld

    fu

    nctio

    ns. T

    he

    y a

    ct

    wis

    ely

    .]

    15.

    15

    . B

    hare

    sh

    -win

    dra

    m s

    uh

    aw

    am

    haw

    aa

    -mah

    em

    ho

    mu

    ch

    am

    s

    ukri

    tam

    da

    ivya

    m j

    an

    am

    . A

    gn

    im m

    itra

    m v

    aru

    na

    m s

    aa

    taye

    b

    hag

    am

    dya

    aw

    aa

    pri

    hiv

    ee

    ma

    ruta

    h s

    wa

    sta

    ye

    .

    In o

    ur

    str

    uggle

    s in life, w

    e c

    all

    up

    on

    Lo

    rd In

    dra

    . T

    hat

    Div

    ine

    P

    ers

    ona

    lity r

    esp

    on

    ds r

    ea

    dily

    to

    ou

    r ca

    ll fo

    r help

    , re

    lea

    se

    s u

    s f

    rom

    p

    ain

    , a

    nd p

    oin

    ts o

    ut

    the

    path

    to

    go

    odn

    ess. F

    or

    pro

    sp

    erity

    an

    d

    sw

    asti,

    we

    ca

    ll u

    pon

    the

    Kno

    wle

    dge

    ab

    le O

    ne

    , W

    ho,

    as a

    C

    ho

    icew

    ort

    hy F

    rie

    nd

    , b

    rin

    gs f

    ort

    un

    e. W

    e a

    lso

    ca

    ll up

    on

    all

    forc

    es

    tha

    t a

    re p

    rese

    nt

    on e

    art

    h,

    in s

    ky a

    nd

    in

    he

    aven

    . [L

    ord

    In

    dra

    : G

    od

    .]

    20

    20

    | P

    ag

    e

    16.

    16

    . S

    utr

    aa

    -ma

    an

    am

    pri

    thiv

    ee

    m d

    ya

    am

    an

    eh

    as

    am

    su

    sh

    ar-

    ma

    an

    am

    ad

    itim

    su

    -pra

    nee

    tim

    . D

    aiv

    ee

    m n

    aa

    va

    m s

    wa

    ri-t

    raa

    m

    an

    aa

    gas

    am

    as

    ra-w

    an

    tee

    m a

    aru

    -hem

    aa s

    wa

    sta

    ye

    .

    Havin

    g b

    uilt

    -in p

    rote

    ctition

    fo

    r its P

    asse

    nge

    r, s

    pa

    cio

    us,

    and

    glo

    win

    g w

    ith

    lig

    ht

    of

    con

    scio

    usne

    ss,

    be

    yo

    nd

    co

    mpa

    riso

    n,

    pro

    vid

    ing s

    ecu

    rity

    an

    d c

    om

    fort

    , an

    d in

    de

    str

    uctible

    , off

    erin

    g s

    afe

    gu

    ida

    nce

    , h

    avin

    g g

    oo

    d o

    ars

    , sin

    less,

    an

    d u

    nle

    akin

    g-u

    po

    n s

    uch

    a

    div

    ine

    bo

    at d

    o w

    e s

    ee

    k t

    o e

    mba

    rk,

    to b

    e le

    d t

    o t

    he

    sh

    ore

    of

    sw

    asti.

    [Pa

    sen

    ge

    r: t

    he

    je

    eva

    atm

    aa,

    the

    sou

    l in

    bo

    nd

    age

    , tr

    ave

    ling t

    o t

    he

    d

    estina

    tio

    n o

    f L

    ibe

    ration

    . D

    ivin

    e b

    oa

    t: th

    e h

    um

    an b

    od

    y,

    ha

    vin

    g

    bo

    dily

    an

    d m

    en

    tal h

    ea

    lth

    .]

    17.

    17

    . V

    ish

    we y

    aja

    traa

    ad

    hi

    vo

    ch

    a-t

    ota

    ye

    tra

    aya

    -dh

    wa

    m n

    o

    du

    re-w

    aa

    ya

    a a

    bh

    i-h

    ruta

    h.

    Sa

    tya

    ya

    a w

    o d

    eva

    -ho

    oty

    aa

    h

    uve

    ma

    sh

    rin

    wa

    to d

    eva

    a a

    va

    se

    sw

    as

    taye

    .

    All

    ye

    ce

    rem

    on

    ial o

    ne

    s!

    instr

    uct u

    s w

    ith

    yo

    ur

    au

    tho

    rity

    fo

    r ou

    r p

    rote

    ction

    , a

    nd s

    ave

    us f

    rom

    vio

    len

    ce c

    au

    se

    d b

    y f

    roce

    s o

    f e

    vil.

    F

    or

    ou

    r pro

    tection

    , O

    De

    va

    s,

    we

    ca

    llup

    on

    yo

    u, w

    ho

    lis

    ten

    , w

    ith

    tr

    uth

    ful d

    ivin

    e c

    alli

    ng.

    [Ce

    rem

    on

    ial on

    es: p

    eop

    le p

    rofie

    cie

    nt in

    pe

    rfo

    rmin

    g t

    he r

    itua

    ls.]

    18.

    -

    -

    -

  • 21

    21

    | P

    ag

    e

    18

    . A

    paa

    -me

    e-w

    aa

    -ma

    pa v

    ish

    waa

    -ma

    naa

    -hu

    tim

    ap

    aa

    -ra

    ati

    md

    ur-

    vid

    atr

    aa

    m a

    gh

    aa

    ya

    tah

    . A

    are

    de

    va

    a d

    we

    sh

    o a

    sm

    ad

    yu

    yo

    tan

    o -

    ru

    na

    h s

    ha

    rma

    ya

    ch

    -ch

    hata

    a s

    was

    taye

    .

    Aw

    ay w

    ith

    dis

    ea

    se;

    aw

    ay w

    ith

    eve

    ryth

    ing s

    ho

    rt o

    f sa

    nctity

    and

    ch

    arity

    ; a

    wa

    y w

    ith

    th

    e u

    ngra

    cio

    usne

    ss a

    nd

    ign

    ora

    nce

    of

    the

    sin

    ne

    r. M

    ay t

    he d

    ivin

    e p

    ow

    ers

    se

    nd

    fa

    r aw

    ay f

    rom

    us a

    ll th

    at

    is

    ha

    tefu

    l, a

    nd g

    ran

    t un

    to u

    s t

    he

    gre

    at a

    sylu

    m o

    f p

    ea

    ce

    th

    at m

    ay

    yie

    ld s

    wa

    sti f

    or

    us

    [Div

    nie

    po

    we

    rs:

    righ

    teou

    s p

    eo

    ple

    .]

    19.

    -

    19

    . A

    ris

    hta

    h s

    a m

    art

    o v

    ish

    wa

    ed

    hate

    pra

    pra

    -ja

    ab

    hir

    ja

    aya

    te

    dh

    arm

    an

    as p

    ari

    . Y

    am

    aa

    dit

    ya

    as

    o n

    aya

    tha

    a s

    un

    ee

    ti -

    bh

    ir a

    ti v

    ish

    wa

    an

    i d

    uri

    taa

    sw

    as

    taye

    .

    In t

    his

    wo

    rld

    , th

    at m

    an

    wh

    o is s

    urr

    ou

    nd

    ed

    by d

    ha

    rma

    rem

    ain

    s

    un

    hu

    rt.

    He

    pro

    sp

    ers

    , an

    d b

    ecom

    es fam

    ou

    s t

    hro

    ugh

    his

    off

    sp

    rin

    g.

    Him

    th

    e a

    ad

    itya

    s le

    ad w

    ith

    go

    od

    gu

    ida

    nce

    and

    wis

    do

    m, fo

    r th

    e

    sa

    ke

    of

    sw

    asti,

    acro

    ss a

    ll co

    urs

    es o

    f e

    vil

    an

    d a

    dve

    rsity.

    [Dh

    arm

    a;

    na

    tura

    l la

    w a

    nd

    du

    ty.

    Aad

    itya

    s :

    son

    s o

    f th

    e e

    art

    h,

    gre

    at

    men

    wh

    o b

    rin

    g b

    en

    efit to

    all

    man

    kin

    d.]

    20.

    20

    . Y

    am

    dew

    aas

    o

    wath

    a v

    aa

    ja-s

    aa

    tau

    ya

    m s

    ho

    ora

    -saa

    taa

    m

    aru

    to h

    ite

    dh

    an

    e.

    Pra

    ata

    r ya

    ava

    an

    am

    ra

    tha

    m-i

    nd

    ra s

    aa

    na

    -sim

    ari

    sh

    ya

    nta

    am

    a

    a-r

    uh

    em

    aa

    sw

    as

    taye

    .

    Th

    is b

    od

    y o

    f o

    urs

    is lik

    e a

    ch

    ario

    t th

    at b

    rin

    gs v

    icto

    ry f

    or

    the

    sou

    l tr

    ave

    ling t

    hro

    ugh

    life. T

    he

    sou

    l,se

    ate

    d in

    th

    is c

    ha

    rio

    t, b

    egin

    s its

    d

    aily

    ba

    ttle

    -jou

    rne

    y a

    t d

    aw

    n,

    ea

    ch m

    orn

    ing. O

    div

    ine

    22

    22

    | P

    ag

    e

    po

    we

    rs in

    mo

    rta

    l fr

    am

    e!

    Ma

    y w

    e m

    ou

    nt th

    at

    se

    cu

    re, u

    nb

    roke

    n

    ch

    ario

    t w

    hic

    h y

    ou

    pro

    tect

    in th

    e b

    attle

    of

    life

    , in

    the

    te

    st fo

    r co

    ura

    ge

    , an

    d in

    wh

    ole

    so

    me p

    rospe

    rity

    . [D

    ivin

    e p

    ow

    ers

    : th

    e v

    ita

    l a

    irs,

    the

    min

    d, th

    e inte

    llect,

    th

    e h

    ea

    rt,

    bra

    in,

    an

    d n

    erv

    ou

    s s

    yste

    m a

    ll h

    elp

    the

    bo

    dy to

    fun

    ctio

    n

    co

    ord

    inate

    dly

    .]

    21.

    21

    . S

    wa

    sti

    nah

    path

    ya

    as

    u d

    ha

    nw

    as

    u s

    wasti

    ap

    su

    vri

    jan

    e

    sw

    ar-

    wa

    ti. S

    was

    ti n

    ah

    pu

    tra

    -kri

    the

    -sh

    u y

    on

    ish

    u s

    was

    ti r

    aa

    ye

    m

    aru

    to d

    ad

    haa

    tan

    a.

    Sw

    asti b

    e in

    ou

    r in

    ha

    bite

    d lan

    ds, a

    nd in

    ou

    r de

    se

    rt land

    s,

    in o

    ur

    oce

    an

    s,

    in th

    e s

    ky a

    nd

    in h

    ea

    ve

    n.

    O d

    ivin

    e o

    ne

    s w

    ho

    en

    cou

    rage

    u

    s n

    eve

    r to

    cry

    ! L

    et

    sw

    asti b

    e in

    ou

    r child

    be

    aring w

    om

    bs;

    let

    sw

    asti b

    rin

    g u

    s t

    he

    we

    alth

    of

    libe

    ratio

    n.

    [Div

    ine

    on

    es:

    scho

    lars

    are

    ca

    lled m

    aru

    ts b

    ecau

    se

    , in

    tea

    ch

    ing u

    s

    the

    diffe

    ren

    ce

    be

    twe

    en t

    he

    pe

    rish

    ab

    le a

    nd im

    pe

    rish

    ab

    le,

    we

    do

    n

    ot

    (ma

    ) cry

    (ru

    d)]

    22.

    22

    . S

    wa

    sti

    -rid

    dh

    i p

    ra-p

    ath

    e s

    hre

    sh

    -th

    aa

    rek

    nas

    -was

    ti a

    bh

    i ya

    a w

    aa

    ma

    m-e

    ti. S

    aa n

    o a

    ma

    a s

    o a

    ran

    e n

    i p

    aa

    tu s

    waa

    -we

    -s

    haa

    bh

    ava

    tu d

    eva