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अम्बरं विनयतः प्रियपाणेर् योषितश्च करयोः कलहस्य।
वारणामिव विधातुमभीक्ष्णं कक्ष्यया च वलयैश्च शिशिञ्जे॥

The garment, like an elephant's anklet, jingles with bangles and laughter from loving tiffs—showing playful quarrels between lovers.

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अम्बरं स्तिमितमम्बुधारया व्यक्त एष परितः पयोधरः।
प्रावृषा किमपि लज्जमानया मीलिते रविविधूविलोचने॥

With cloudbursts dimming the sun and moon, the monsoon appears shy, covering herself in a veil of gentle rain and hidden skies.

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अम्बरमनूरुलङ्घ्यं वसुंधरा सापि वामनैकपदा।
अब्धिरपि पोतलङ्घ्यः सतां मनः केन तुल्यं स्यात्॥

Earth crossed by Vamana in one step, oceans sailed—what compares to the mind of the noble which surpasses all bounds?

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अम्बरमपनय मुग्धे व्रजतु विकाशं दिगम्बरता।
हारावलिसुरतटिनी नखशशिमण्डलस्य कुचशम्भोः॥

O innocent one, shed your robe—let openness bloom. The jeweled necklace is like a love-river around your moon-like bosom. A sensuous, poetic metaphor.

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अम्बरमम्बुनि पत्रमरातिः पीतमहीनगणस्य ददाह।
यस्य वधूस्तनयं गृहमब्जा पातु स वो हरलोचनवह्निः॥

May the fire in Shiva’s eye that burned enemy armies protect you. The cloud that drank water and hurt the earth was destroyed—only purity endures.

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अम्बरमेष रमण्यै यामिन्यै वासरः प्रेयान्।
अधिकं ददौ निजाङ्काद् अथ संकुचितः स्वयं तस्थौ॥

Night gives more of herself to her beloved moon. Day, feeling shy, retreats—poetically showing the romance of moonlit nights.

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अम्बरविपिनमिदानीं तिमिरवराहोऽवगाहते जलधेः।
रोमसु यदस्य लग्नास् तारकजलबिन्दवो भान्ति॥

Darkness, like a boar, plunges into the ocean of sky. The stars glitter like dew on its bristles—cosmic and poetic depiction of nightfall.

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अम्बरान्तमवलम्बितुकामम् अन्ध्यया समभिवीक्ष्य तु कामम्।
अन्धकारमथ गम्य तनूनं लज्जयेव निरगम्यत नूनम्॥

Darkness desires to grasp the sky’s end, but seeing its vanity, retreats in shame—expressing humility and restraint poetically.

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अम्बरेऽम्बुभरलम्बिपयोदे मत्तबर्हिरुचिरेऽद्रिनितम्बे।
पुष्पधामनि कदम्बकदम्बे का गतिः पथिक कालविलम्बे॥

Clouds heavy with rain hover over flowery kadamba groves and hills as peacocks dance. In such beauty, how can the traveler rush?

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अम्ब श्राम्यसि तिष्ठ गोरसमहं मथ्नामि मन्थानकं
प्रालम्ब्य स्थितमीश्वरं सरभसं दीनाननो वासुकिः।
सासूयं कमलालया सुरगणः सानन्दमुद्यद्भयं राहुः
प्रैक्षत यं स वोऽस्तु शिवदो गोपालबालो हरिः॥

May child Krishna who churned the milk playfully yet powerfully, be your savior. Even gods watched with awe and joy as Vasuki wrapped around churn-sti...

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