रसगंगाधर - विषय विहीन मानसं

पंकैर्विना सरो भाति सदः खलजनैर्विना ।
कटुवर्णैर्विना काव्यं मानसं विषयैर्विना ॥

- रसगंगाधर

pankairvinA saro bhAti sadaH khala janaiH vinA ।
kaTu varNaiH vinA kAvyaM mAnasam viShayaiH vinA ॥

- rasagangAdhara

A pond without mire, an assembly without wicked men, a poem without harsh letters are all beautiful. Likewise a mind without indulging in sensory pleasures is beautiful.

- Rasagangadhara