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So, there is an debate going on. Which language is better? Now I am going to present some of the rare shlokas in Sanskrit in this particular thread.
This will be the final nail in the coffin of this foolish debate which will establish why Sanskrit is the best language in the entire universe and also establish the authority of our great scriptures and acharyas.
But before that I offer my humble humble obeisances unto my gurus. May Srila Rupa, the mighty king of poets, who composes poetical verses that are extremely difficult
to compose, grant me the wealth of intelligence needed to understand them.
to compose, grant me the wealth of intelligence needed to understand them.
citra-kavitvaani means poetical verses that cause
astonishment (citra meaning ascharya) like “Wow! How did he compose a verse using only one varna? (or)
How did he compose a verse using only two varnas?”
astonishment (citra meaning ascharya) like “Wow! How did he compose a verse using only one varna? (or)
How did he compose a verse using only two varnas?”
Alternatively, the cakra formation and so on
are called citras and thus citra-kavitvaani could also mean poetical verses which have these formations.
are called citras and thus citra-kavitvaani could also mean poetical verses which have these formations.
Among these Amazing verses are those that have only two aksharas (“consonants”) ra and sa:
Verse 2 with two aksharas cha and ra:
Verse 3 with two aksharas using dha and ra:
Verse 4 with ek akshara i.e. na:
Verse 5. The following verse is arranged in the wheel formation known as cakra-bandhah:
How to read it in a chakra formation is shown in the following pictures (follow the numbers):
cc @yaajushi
Verse 6. The following verse is arranged in snake formation:
Verse 7. The following verse is arranged in lotus formation:
Verse 8. This verse is a palindrome i.e. it reads the same backwards and forwards:
Verse 9. The following verse is arranged in the zigzag formation. It is called as gomutrika-bandhan (cc @GauPrem
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Verse 10. The following verse is arranged in drum formation:
Verse 11. The following verse reads the same backwards and forwards as well as upwards and downwards.
Thus the name sarvato-bhadraha ('good on every side'):
Thus the name sarvato-bhadraha ('good on every side'):
Another way to draw the same verse:
Verse 12. The following verse is arranged in big lotus formation known as brihad-padma-bandha:
follow the numbers and find the lotus formation
Thus ends the Picture verses, or Amazing verses. Thank You very much. All Glories to Srila Rupa Goswami
