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ajasraṃ lasatpadminī vṛndasaṅgaṃ madhūni prakāmaṃ pibantaṃ milindam /
ravirmocayatyabjakārāgṛhebhyo dayālurhi no duṣṭavad doṣadarśī //

The bee constantly consorts with clusters of radiant lotuses and drinks nectar to its heart's content; / yet the sun frees it from the prison of the lotus, for the compassionate do not look upon faults like the wicked.