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अधरमधरे कण्ठे कण्ठं सचाटु दृशोर्दृशाव्
अलिकमलिके कृत्वा गोपीजनेन ससंभ्रमम्।
शिशुरिति रुदन् कृष्णो वक्षःस्थले निहितोऽचिरान्-
निभृतपुलकः स्मेरः पायात् स्मरालसविग्रहः॥

Krishna, crying as if a child, rests on a Gopi's chest, having just mischievously kissed and teased—blending divine play with childlike innocence.

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अधरममृतं कः संदेहो मधुन्यपि नान्यथा
मधुरमधिकं द्राक्षायाश्च प्रसन्नरसं फलम्।
सकृदपि पुनर्मध्यस्थः सन् रसान्तरविज्जनो
वदतु यदिहान्यत् स्वादु स्यात् प्रियादशनच्छदात्॥

Who doubts that her lips are nectar? Sweeter than honey or grapes. Let an unbiased connoisseur decide which is sweeter.

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अधरस्य मधुरिमाणं कुचकाठिन्यं दृशोस्तथा तैक्ष्ण्यम्।
कवितायाः परिपाकान् अनुभवरसिको विजानाति॥

Only a connoisseur of emotions can truly appreciate the sweetness of her lips, firmness of her breasts, and sharpness of her eyes—this is poetic matur...

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अधरामृतपानेन ममास्यमपराध्यतु।
मूर्ध्नो किमपराद्धं यः पादौ नाप्नोति चुम्बितुम्॥

Let my mouth be guilty of kissing her lips, not my head, for it could not even reach her feet—expressing deep passion and reverence.

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अधरामृतमाधुरीधुरीणो हरिलीलामुरलीनिनाद एषः।
प्रततान मनःप्रमोदमुच्चैर् हरिणीनां हरिणीदृशं मुनीनाम्॥

The sweetness of Krishna’s flute, carrying the essence of his lips, brings joy to deer-eyed women and sages alike.

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अधरामृतेन पित्तं नश्यति वायुः पयोधरयुगेन।
अनवरतरतेन कफं त्रिदोषशमनं वपुर्नार्याः॥

Her lips cure bile, her bosom calms wind, and constant union destroys phlegm—her body is a remedy for all three doṣas. A hyperbolic praise.

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अधरेण समागमाद् रदानाम्
अरुणिम्ना पिहितोऽपि शुक्लभावः।
हसितेन सितेन पक्ष्मलाक्ष्याः
पुनरुल्लासमवाप जातपक्षः॥

Her smile with red-tinted lips conceals the whiteness of her teeth, yet reveals them again with its brightness—a beautiful interplay.

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अधरेणोन्नतिभाजा भुजंगपरिपीडितेन ते दूति।
संक्षोभितं मनो मे जलनिधिरिव मन्दरागेण॥

Her lip, pressed and swollen from biting like a serpent’s coil, has disturbed my mind like the ocean stirred by the Mandara mountain.

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अधरे नववीटिकानुरागो नयने कज्जलमुज्ज्वलं दुकूलम्।
इदमाभरणं नितम्बनीनाम् इतरद्भूषणमङ्गदूषणाय॥

The red color of beetle leaf on her lips, kajal in eyes, and fine silk dress—these are the real ornaments for young women; others are mere accessories...

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अधरे बिन्दुः कण्ठे मणिमाला स्तनयुगे शशप्लुतकम्।
तव सूचयन्ति केतकि कुसुमायुधशास्त्रपण्डितं रमणम्॥

A drop on her lip, a necklace on her neck, and moonmarks on her breasts hint that her lover is a master of love’s science.

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