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  1. siva.sh/mahabharat/adi-parva/21/1
    [सू] ततः कामगमः पक्षी महावीर्यॊ महाबलः मातुर अन्तिकम आगच्छत परं तीरं महॊदधेः ॥ १-२१-१ ॥[sU] tataH kAmagamaH pakSI mahAvIryò mahAbalaH mAtura antikama Agacchata paraM tIraM mahòdadheH ॥ 1-21-1 ॥'Sauti said, 'Then hearing of and beholding his own body, that bird of beautiful feathers diminished its size. Then, the bird with limitless power, endowed with great strength and heroic valor, approached the vicinity of his mother near the far shore of the vast ocean.' ॥ 1-21-1 ॥
  2. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-11/3/24
    शौचं तपस्तितिक्षां च मौनं स्वाध्यायमार्जवम् । ब्रह्मचर्यमहिंसां च समत्वं द्वन्द्वसंज्ञयोः ॥ ११-३-२४ ॥zaucaM tapastitikSAM ca maunaM svAdhyAyamArjavam । brahmacaryamahiMsAM ca samatvaM dvandvasaMjJayoH ॥ 11-3-24 ॥To serve the spiritual master the disciple should learn cleanliness, austerity, tolerance, silence, study of Vedic knowledge, simplicity, celibacy, nonviolence, and equanimity in the face of material dualities such as heat and cold, happiness and distress. ॥ 11-3-24 ॥
  3. siva.sh/manusmriti/2/16
    निषेकादिश्मशानान्तो मन्त्रैर्यस्योदितो विधिः । तस्य शास्त्रेऽधिकारोऽस्मिन् ज्ञेयो नान्यस्य कस्य चित् ॥ १६ ॥niSekAdizmazAnAnto mantrairyasyodito vidhiH । tasya zAstre'dhikAro'smin jJeyo nAnyasya kasya cit ॥ 16 ॥Know that he for whom (the performance of) the ceremonies beginning with the rite of impregnation (Garbhadhana) and ending with the funeral rite (Antyeshti) is prescribed, while sacred formulas are being recited, is entitled (to study) these Institutes, but no other man whatsoever.
  4. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-11/3/22
    तत्र भागवतान् धर्मान् शिक्षेद्गुर्वात्मदैवतः । अमाययानुवृत्त्या यैस्तुष्येदात्माऽऽत्मदो हरिः ॥ ११-३-२२ ॥tatra bhAgavatAn dharmAn zikSedgurvAtmadaivataH । amAyayAnuvRttyA yaistuSyedAtmA''tmado hariH ॥ 11-3-22 ॥Accepting the bona fide spiritual master as one’s life and soul and worshipable deity, the disciple should learn from him the process of pure devotional service. The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, the soul of all souls, is inclined to give Himself to His pure devotees. Therefore, the disciple should learn from the spiritual master to serve the Lord without duplicity and in such a faithful and favorable way that the Supreme Lord, being satisfied, will offer Himself to the faithful disciple. ॥ 11-3-22 ॥
  5. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-11/3/21
    तस्माद्गुरुं प्रपद्येत जिज्ञासुः श्रेय उत्तमम् । शाब्दे परे च निष्णातं ब्रह्मण्युपशमाश्रयम् ॥ ११-३-२१ ॥tasmAdguruM prapadyeta jijJAsuH zreya uttamam । zAbde pare ca niSNAtaM brahmaNyupazamAzrayam ॥ 11-3-21 ॥Therefore any person who seriously desires real happiness must seek a bona fide spiritual master and take shelter of him by initiation. The qualification of the bona fide guru is that he has realized the conclusions of the scriptures by deliberation and is able to convince others of these conclusions. Such great personalities, who have taken shelter of the Supreme Godhead, leaving aside all material considerations, should be understood to be bona fide spiritual masters. ॥ 11-3-21 ॥
  6. siva.sh/manusmriti/1/117
    संसारगमनं चैव त्रिविधं कर्मसम्भवम् । निःश्रेयसं कर्मणां च गुणदोषपरीक्षणम् ॥ ११७ ॥saMsAragamanaM caiva trividhaM karmasambhavam । niHzreyasaM karmaNAM ca guNadoSaparIkSaNam ॥ 117 ॥The threefold course of transmigrations, the result of (good or bad) actions, (the manner of attaining) supreme bliss and the examination of the good and bad qualities of actions,
  7. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-11/3/18
    प्रबुद्ध उवाच कर्माण्यारभमाणानां दुःखहत्यै सुखाय च । पश्येत्पाकविपर्यासं मिथुनीचारिणां नृणाम् ॥ ११-३-१८ ॥prabuddha uvAca karmANyArabhamANAnAM duHkhahatyai sukhAya ca । pazyetpAkaviparyAsaM mithunIcAriNAM nRNAm ॥ 11-3-18 ॥Śrī Prabuddha said: Accepting the roles of male and female in human society, the conditioned souls unite in sexual relationships. Thus they constantly make material endeavors to eliminate their unhappiness and unlimitedly increase their pleasure. But one should see that they inevitably achieve exactly the opposite result. In other words, their happiness inevitably vanishes, and as they grow older their material discomfort increases. ॥ 11-3-18 ॥
  8. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-11/3/16
    एषा माया भगवतः सर्गस्थित्यन्तकारिणी । त्रिवर्णा वर्णितास्माभिः किं भूयः श्रोतुमिच्छसि ॥ ११-३-१६ ॥eSA mAyA bhagavataH sargasthityantakAriNI । trivarNA varNitAsmAbhiH kiM bhUyaH zrotumicchasi ॥ 11-3-16 ॥I have now described māyā, the illusory energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This illusory potency, consisting of the three modes of material nature, is empowered by the Lord for the creation, maintenance and annihilation of the material universe. Now, what more do you wish to hear? ॥ 11-3-16 ॥
  9. siva.sh/manusmriti/1/115
    साक्षिप्रश्नविधानं च धर्मं स्त्रीपुंसयोरपि । विभागधर्मं द्यूतं च कण्टकानां च शोधनम् ॥ ११५ ॥sAkSipraznavidhAnaM ca dharmaM strIpuMsayorapi । vibhAgadharmaM dyUtaM ca kaNTakAnAM ca zodhanam ॥ 115 ॥The rules for the examination of witnesses, the laws concerning husband and wife, the law of (inheritance and) division, (the law concerning) gambling and the removal of (men nocuous like) thorns.
  10. siva.sh/mahabharat/adi-parva/8/18
    परसुप्तेवाभवच चापि भुवि सर्पविषार्दिता भूयॊ मनॊहरतरा बभूव तनुमध्यमा ॥ १-८-१८ ॥parasuptevAbhavaca cApi bhuvi sarpaviSArditA bhUyò manòharatarA babhUva tanumadhyamA ॥ 1-8-18 ॥'With disheveled hair, she became a pitiful sight for her companions and friends. The one who was once delightful to behold transformed into a distressing spectacle in her demise.The maiden, with her slender waist, lying on the ground as if in sleep, and succumbing to the serpent's venom, regained a beauty surpassing even her life.'॥ 1-8-18 ॥