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कश्चित् कान्ताविरह-गुरुणा स्वाधिकारात्प्रमत्तः
शापेनास्तङ्गमित-महिमा वर्षभोग्येण भर्तुः ।
यक्षश्चक्रे जनकतनया-स्नान-पुण्योदकेषु
स्निग्धच्छाया-तरुषु वसतिं रामगिर्याश्रमेषु ॥ १.१॥

A certain yaksha, overwhelmed by the pain of separation from his beloved and being negligent of his own duties, suffers under a curse of great magnitu...

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तस्मिन्नद्रौ कतिचिदबला-विप्रयुक्तः स कामी
नीत्वा मासान् कनकवलय-भ्रंशरिक्तप्रकोष्ठः ।
आषाढस्य प्रथमदिवसे मेघमाश्लिष्ट-सानुं (प्रशम)
वप्रक्रीडा-परिणतगज-प्रेक्षणीयं ददर्श ॥ १.२॥

In the high mountains, a passionate and eager devotee, aided by a few weak assistants, spent months transporting golden caskets and treasures to fulfi...

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तस्य स्थित्वा कथमपि पुरः कौतुकाधान-हेतोः
अन्तर्बाष्पश्चिरमनुचरो राजराजस्य दध्यौ ।
मेघालोके भवति सुखिनोऽप्यन्यथावृत्ति चेतः
कण्ठाश्लेष-प्रणयिनि जने किं पुनर्दूरसंस्थे ॥ १.३॥

While standing there, for reasons of curiosity and attachment, he shed tears that silently fell like long streams, bearing witness to the emotions of ...

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प्रत्यासन्ने नभसि दयिता-जीवितालम्बनार्थी
जीमूतेन स्वकुशलमयीं हारयिष्यन् प्रवृत्तिम् ।
स प्रत्यग्रैः कुटजकुसुमैः कल्पितार्घाय तस्मै
प्रीतः प्रीतिप्रमुखवचनं स्वागतं व्याजहार ॥ १.४॥

In the approaching sky, a messenger seeks to offer life-sustaining help to the beloved. With careful attention, he prepares an arrangement of flowers ...

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धूमज्योतिः सलिलमरुतां संनिपातः क्व मेघः
संदेशार्थाः क्व पटुकरणैः प्राणिभिः प्रापणीयाः ।
इत्यौत्सुक्यादपरिगणयन् गुह्यकस्तं ययाचे
कामार्ता हि प्रकृति-कृपणाश्चेतनाचेतनेषु ॥ १.५॥

Where is the cloud, blending with the misty light and the winds? How should the messages be conveyed skillfully to living beings? A curious being, con...

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जातं वंशे भुवनविदिते पुष्करावर्तकानां
जानामि त्वां प्रकृतिपुरुषं कामरूपं मघोनः ।
तेनार्थित्वं त्वयि विधिवशाद्दूरबन्धुर्गतोऽहं
याच्ञा मोघा वरमधिगुणे नाधमे लब्धकामा ॥ १.६॥

Born in a lineage celebrated throughout the world, I recognize you as the embodiment of desire and natural energy, mighty and auspicious. By necessity...

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संतप्तानां त्वमसि शरणं तत् पयोद प्रियायाः
संदेशं मे हर धनपतिक्रोध-विश्लेषितस्य ।
गन्तव्या ते वसतिरलका नाम यक्षेश्वराणां
बाह्योद्यान-स्थितहर-शिरश्चन्द्रिका-धौतहर्म्या ॥ १.७॥

You are the refuge for the distressed and suffering, especially those longing for their beloved. I send this message in the context of analyzing and r...

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त्वामारूढं पवन-पदवीमुद्गृहीतालकान्ताः
प्रेक्षिष्यन्ते पथिकवनिताः प्रत्ययादाश्वसत्यः । (प्रत्ययादाश्वसन्त्यः)
कः संनद्धे विरहविधुरां त्वय्युपेक्षेत जायां
न स्यादन्योऽप्यहमिव जनो यः पराधीनवृत्तिः ॥ १.८॥

Ascending to your wind-swept pedestal, adorned with grace and charm, travelers and maidens look upon you with admiration and awe. Who could, in this s...

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मन्दं मन्दं नुदति पवनश्चानुकूलो यथा त्वां
वामश्चायं नदति मधुरं चातकस्ते सगन्धः ।
गर्भाधान-क्षणपरिचयान्नूनमाबद्ध-मालाः
सेविष्यन्ते नयनसुभगं खे भवन्तं बलाकाः ॥ १.९॥

Slowly and gently, the wind encourages you, favorable and tenderly blowing. The left side sings sweetly, as the fragrant swan hovers nearby. In this p...

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तां चावश्यं दिवसगणना-तत्परामेकपत्नीं
अव्यापन्नामविहत-गतिर्द्रक्ष्यसि भ्रातृजायाम् ।
आशाबन्धः कुसुमसदृशं प्रायशो ह्यङ्गनानां
सद्यःपाति प्रणयि हृदयं विप्रयोगे रुणद्धि ॥ १.१०॥

You must keep track of the days to protect that one devoted wife whose path remains uninterrupted. In the family, among the brothers and sisters, the ...

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