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FESTIVALS – FEB.8 RATHA SAPTAMI; 16/17- MASI MAGAM (16 AND 17 FLOAT FESTIVAL IN MANY TEMPLES)
NEW MOON DAY- NO NEWMOON DAY IN FEBRUARY
FULL MOON DAY- 16
EKADASI HINDU FASTING DAYS- 12, 26
AUSPICIOUS DAYS – FEB.6, 11, 14
Kalidasa’s quotations are given topic wise.
February 1 Tuesday
Absorption
By your own self, you come to know your self and by your own self,you create yourself. When you have completed your work, you get absorbed in yourself- Kumarasambhava 2-10
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February 2 Wednesday
Acumen
Every old poem is not good just because it is old nor is every new poem to be blamed because it is new. Sound critics after a proper scrutiny , chose one or the other. The blockhead is guided by others —
Malavikagnimitra, Nandi
Xxx
February 3 Thursday
Administration
The anxiety of acquiring dominion gives extreme pain and when it is fairly established the cases of supporting the nation incessantly harass the sovereign just as a large umbrella, the staff of which a man carries in his hand, tires him while it also shades him- Shakuntala, act 5
Xxx
February 4 Friday
Administration usually follows shapes of surpassing beauty.
Malavikagnimitra, Nandi
Xxx
February 5 Saturday
Age
In regard to people spiritually old,age is not a criterion for respect.
Kumarasambhava, 5-16
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February 6 Sunday
The proverb that a lovely person can never be sinful is never untrue.
Kumarasambhava, 5-36
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February 7 Monday
Aid
Even a person, who can use his eyes, cannot see without a light an object in the darkness–Malavikagnimitra, act 2
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February 8 Tuesday
Alliance
Matrimonial alliances effected by the good hardly go wrong or end badly.
Kumarasambhava, 6, 29
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February 9 Wednesday
Allies
One with allies is able to accomplish an undertaking surrounded with obstacles–Malavikagnimitra, act 1
Xxx
February 10 Thursday
Ambition
The great men of this world with extreme difficulty rise to the summit of ambition but from it they also easily and swiftly descend-
Shakuntala, act 4
Xxx
February 11 Friday
Amiss
Who does not feel, in the absence of contentment, that something is wrong , a heartache or a twinge of grief-Rtusamhara, canto 2,17
Xxx
February 12 Saturday
Appreciation
Regard shown by the great often creates a confidence in one’s own merits- Kumarasambhava, 6, 29
Xxx
February 13 Sunday
Arrogance
The good are never rendered arrogant by wealth-Shakuntala, act 5
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February 14 Monday
Ashoka tree
This Ashoka tree is delaying to burst into blossom because it waits to be touched by a lovely woman s foot- Malavikagnimitra, act 2
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February 15 Tuesday
Aspiration
If you aspire to gain heaven , then your attempts are fruitless.
Kumarasambhava., 5,45
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February 16 Wednesday
Assistance
While fire becomes extremely brilliant from the Sun s aid, the moon also acquires splendour when favoured by the night.
Malavikagnimitra, act 1
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February 17 Thursday
Attainment
All are happy in achieving a desired object but with kings, such a state results only in trouble. Attainment of the desired object destroys all keenness because the very aim of protecting what has been secured cause worry- Shakuntala,,a ct 5
Xxx
February 18 Friday
Beauty
It is rarely false that a lovely person can never be sinful
Kumarasambhava, 5
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February 19 Saturday
She was created by god as if with a desire to see all loveliness in one place with the collection of all objects of comparison set in their proper places- Kumarasambhava, 1,49
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February 20 Sunday
Though dark moths may settle on the head of a water lily, it is still beautiful. The moon, with its dewy beams, rendered yet brighter by its dark spots- Shakuntala, act 1
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February 21 Monday
A beautiful figure is charming in whatever state it may be.
Shakuntala, act 6
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February 22 Tuesday
Benefactor
With ripening fruits, trees bend; on account of fresh water, , the clouds hang low; with prosperity the good becomes humble. Such is , in truth , the real nature of benefactors -Shakuntala, act 4-12
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February 23 Wednesday
Butcher
A butcher, who sells meat and whose actions are cruel, may have a tender heart- Shakuntala act 6
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February 24 Thursday
Calm
A good man never allows grief to triumph . Even in a tempest the mountains are calm- Kalidasa, act 6:Shakuntala
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February 25 Friday
Carbuncle s
Carbuncles are naturally soft to touch but, if they are penetrated by the sun , s rays, they burn the hand -Shakuntala, act 2
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February 26 Saturday
Choice
Your longing to own this rustic maiden when you have already bright jewels in your palace is like the fancy of one who has lost his appetite for dates and yearns for the tamarind– Shakuntala, act 11
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February 27 Sunday
Conceit
All men are likely to think favourably of themselves-
Shakuntala, act 11
Xxx
February 28 Monday
Control
A good man never permits grief to control him. The mountains even in a storm are not perturbed.
Shakuntala, act 6
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BONUS QUOTATIONS
Dancing
Dancing is the principal amusement of mortals though their tastes vary.
Malavikagnimitra, act 1
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The art of dancing is a matter of practice.
Malavikagnimitra, act 1
XXXX SUBHAM XXXXX
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