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काश्मीरकर्दमकषायकपोलपाली कह्लारदामकलिकाकमनीयचूली।
काचिद् विहारविशिखामुपयाति चोली
पालीलसत्करतलामलकस्तनाली॥

A Kashmiri woman’s soft cheeks, delicate hair, and youthful beauty are compared to blooming flowers and divine sensuality—rich in poetic imagery.

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काश्मीरगौरवपुषामभिसारिकाणाम्
आबद्धरेखमभितो रुचिमञ्जरीभिः।
एतत् तमालदलनीलतमं तमिस्रं
तत्प्रेमहेमनिकषोपलतां तनोति॥

The dark night of longing feels like the test-stone against which the gold of a lover’s devotion is proved. Women shine amidst tamāla trees.

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काश्मीरद्रवगौरि हन्त किमयं भूयोऽङ्गरागे ग्रहः
को वा नीलसरोरुहाक्षि नितरां नेत्राञ्जने संभ्रमः।
रक्ताशोकदलोपमेयचरणे किं लाक्षया दत्तया नो
रागान्तरमीहते निजरुचा विभ्राजमानो मणिः॥

The brilliance of her body makes rouge unnecessary. Her eyes, red like ashoka petals, sparkle with their own grace, outshining adornments.

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काश्मीरधूलीकलिकाविराजद्-
बालेन्दुरेखातिलकाभिरामा।
कृकाटिकाकीलितकेशपाशा सा वैष्णवी सारसपत्रनेत्रा॥

She is adorned with the fine dust of Kashmir, her forehead marked like the moon, hair tied with ornaments, eyes like lotus petals—an image of Vaishnav...

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काश्मीरपङ्कखचितस्तनपृष्ठताम्र-
पट्टावकीर्णदयितार्द्रनखाक्षराली।
एणीदृशः कुसुमचापनरेन्द्रदत्त-
तारुण्यशासनमिव प्रकटीकरोति॥

A poetic vision of romantic union—letters scratched by nails on the back of a beloved covered in Kashmiri mud become like divine commands of Kama.

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काश्मीरीगात्रलेखासु लोलल्लावण्यवीचिषु।
द्रावयित्वेव विन्यस्तं स्वर्णं षोडशवर्णकम्॥

The golden letters etched on a Kashmiri woman’s soft skin seem to melt, reflecting the richness and delicacy of her beauty.

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काश्मीरेण दिहानमम्बरतलं वामभ्रुवामानन-
द्वैराज्यं विदधानमिन्दुदृषदां भिन्दानमम्भःशिराः।
प्रत्युद्यत्पुरुहूतपत्तनवधूदत्तार्घदूर्वाङ्कुर-
क्षीवोत्सङ्गकुरङ्गमैन्दवमिदं तद्विम्बमुज्जृम्भते॥

The moonlit sky and celestial reflections over Kashmir appear like divine offerings to the Lord, exuding beauty and cosmic symbolism.

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काश्यां तिष्ठ सखे सुपर्वनिवहैर्नित्यं नुतायां
भज श्रीकण्ठं निजभक्तरक्षणविधौ दक्षं दयावारिधिम्।
गाङ्गे वारिणि पापहारिणि कुरु स्नानं स्मर श्रीपतिं त्वं कष्टेन
विनैव मोक्षपदवीं प्राणात्यये प्राप्स्यसि॥

Stay in Kāśī, bathe in the Ganga, worship Lord Śrīkaṇṭha, and think of Him. Even at death, this alone leads to liberation without hardship.

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काश्यां तु मरणान्मुक्तिर् जननात् कमलालये।
दर्शनादभ्रसरसः स्मरणादरुणाचले॥

One attains liberation by dying in Kāśī, is blessed by being born in Kamalālaya (Kanchipuram), sanctified by seeing Ananta (Tiruvananthapuram), and pu...

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काश्यां निपातय वपुः श्वपचालये
वा स्वर्गं नय त्वमपवर्गमधोगतिं वा।
अद्यैव वा कुरु दयां पुनरायतौ वा कः
संभ्रमो मम, धने धनिनः प्रमाणम्॥

Whether the body is dropped in Kāśī or a crematory, what matters is grace, not place. Don't rush—wealth matters only to the wealthy, not to seekers of...

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