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कामिनो हन्त हेमन्तनिशि शीतज्वरातुराः।
जीवन्ति हरिणाक्षीणां वक्षोजाश्लेषरक्षिताः॥

Lustful men, struck by cold fever on winter nights, survive only by the warm embrace of doe-eyed women’s bosoms.

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कामिन्याः कुचदुर्गपर्वतभुवि त्वं मा मनःपान्थक
संचारं कुरु रोमराजिगहने तत्रास्ति नाभ्यां गुहा।
तल्लीनो मधुसूदनम्य तनयस् तेनात्र चौरेण भो निर्वस्त्रीक्रियते
दिवापि हि नरो रात्रौ तु किं कथ्यते॥

Wander not, O mind, into the rugged terrain of a woman’s bosom. There lies the dark cave of her navel, where even Krishna’s son was stripped and robbe...

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कामिन्याः कुचयोः कान्तिः पीनत्वेन पुरस्कृता।
सुवर्णाचलशृङ्गाभां विनिर्जेतुं समुद्यता॥

The splendor of her full bosom rises like golden peaks, determined to surpass even the mountains in magnificence.

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कामिन्याः स्तनभारमन्थरगतेर्लीलाचलच्चक्षुषः
कन्दर्पैकविलासनित्यवसतेः कीदृक् पुमान् वल्लभः।
हेलाकृष्टकृपाणपारितगजानीकात् कुतस् तेऽरयः
श्व्रासायासविशुष्ककण्ठकुहरा निर्यान्ति जीवार्थिनः॥

Who could be the lover of such a divine beauty, whose eyes play like hills, and who walks weighed by the grace of her bosom? Even warriors perish year...

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कामिन्यो नीचगामिन्यस् तटिन्य इव निश्चितम्।
दारा राज्ञोऽपि यत्ताराः प्रणयं यान्ति गोपतेः॥

Just as rivers flow downward, even royal women abandon their kings and offer their love to the cowherd Krishna—desire knows no social hierarchy.

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कामी कामव्रणपरिगतः कामिनीरेव हित्वा
भुङ्क्ते पश्चादपगतभयं कामिनीनां सहस्रम्।
इत्थंकारं विषयसुखभोगैकतानैर्नरैरप्य् अस्मिन्
देहे कतिपयदिनान्येष भोगो विवर्ज्यः॥

The lustful man, wounded by desire, abandons one woman only to indulge in many others when fear fades. Bound by sensual pleasures, humans waste their ...

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कामुकाः स्युः कथा नीचाः सर्वः कस्मिन् प्रमोदते।
अर्थिनः प्राप्य पुण्याहं करिष्यध्वे वसूनि किम्॥

The poet questions: are all stories merely about base lust? What brings true joy? After gaining wealth, will one finally do good deeds? It critiques m...

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कामुके नूतनासङ्गगाढालिङ्गनकातरे।
गणिका गेहगणनां करोति ध्यानमास्थिता॥

The courtesan, skilled in love, calculates her earnings even in the middle of passionate embrace with a new customer—highlighting the transactional na...

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कामुके भ्रमरः प्रोक्तः कामिन्यां चूतमञ्जरी।
तथाह्वानाङ्कुराश्चापि प्राकारो वारणे स्मृतः॥

The lover is compared to a bee, the beloved to a mango blossom, and even small gestures are viewed as seductive cues. Yet, external barriers often hin...

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कामुज्जहार हरिरम्बुधिमध्यलग्नां
कीदृक् श्रुतं भवति निर्मलमागमानाम्।
आमन्त्रयस्व वनमग्निशिखावलीढं यच् चापि
को दहति के मदयन्ति भृङ्गान्॥

Krishna abducted a woman from the ocean’s heart—yet scriptures praise him. The poet asks: Who dares question fire’s nature or flowers for attracting b...

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