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अविरलपतद्बाष्पोत्पीडप्रसिक्तकपोलया
वचनविषयः संदेशोऽन्यस्तया विहितो न ते।
मनसि किमपि ध्यायन्त्या तु क्षणं तव कान्तया
पथिक निहिता दृष्टिः कष्टं नवे करुणाङ्कुरे॥

Her tear-soaked cheeks silently deliver a message of heartbreak. Though she says nothing, her gaze upon the path speaks of a thousand emotions.

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अविरलपरागसैकत- मकरन्दतरङ्गिणीमनुवनान्तम्।
पिकयुवतिजानुदघ्नीं गाहन्ते मधुपयोषितस्तृषिताः॥

In forest paths filled with pollen and nectar, thirsty bees chase the sweat-scented thighs of female birds, creating scenes of love's urgency.

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अविरलपरिवाहैरश्रुणः सारणीनां
स्मरदहनशिखोष्णश्वासपूरैश्च तस्याः।
सुभग बत कृशाङ्ग्याः स्पर्धयान्योन्यमेभिः
क्रियत इव पुरो भूः पङ्किला पांसुला च॥

Her tears, hot from the flames of love’s fire, turn the land before her into muddy terrain, as if trying to compete with her sorrow.

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अविरलपुलकः सह व्रजन्त्याः
प्रतिपदमेकतरः स्तनस्तरुण्याः।
घटितविघटितः प्रियस्य वक्षस्-
तटमुवि कन्दुकविभ्रमं बभार॥

As she walks, one of her breasts constantly touches his chest, creating a rhythmic play of motion akin to a ball game on his chest.

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अविरलफलिनीवनप्रसूनः कुसुमितकुन्दसुगन्धिगन्धवाहः।
गुणमसमयजं चिराय लेभे विरलतुषारकणस्तुषारकालः॥

With blossoming fruit groves and fragrant winds, the frost reluctantly yields to an unseasonal spring — a poetic inversion of time.

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अविरलमदजलनिवहं भ्रमरकुलानीकसेवितकपोलम्।
अभिमतफलदातारं कामेशं गणपतिं वन्दे॥

I bow to Kamesha (Shiva), the fulfiller of desires, whose cheeks are served by swarms of bees intoxicated by the constant flow of nectar.

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अविरलमदधाराधौतकुम्भः शरण्यः
फणिवरवृतगात्रः सिद्धसाध्यादिवन्द्यः।
त्रिभुवनजनविघ्नध्वान्तविध्वंसदक्षो
वितरतु गजवक्त्रः संततं मङ्गलं वः॥

May the elephant-faced god (Ganesha), whose cheeks are bathed in madhu (nectar) and who destroys all obstacles, bless you with endless auspiciousness.

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अविरलमिव दाम्ना पौण्डरीकेण नद्धः
स्नपित इव च दुग्धस्रोतसा निर्भरेण।
कवलित इव कृत्स्नश्चक्षुषा स्फारितेन
प्रसभममृतमेघेनेव सान्द्रेण सिक्तः॥

Immersed fully in a torrential stream like a bound elephant, the divine being appears soaked, as though drenched in a dense shower of ambrosia.

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अविरलविगलन्मदजल- कपोलपालीनिलीनमधुपकुलः।
उद्भिन्ननवश्मश्रु- श्रेणिरिव द्विपमुखो जयति॥

With constant drips of musth juice, bees nestled in its ears, and new tusks growing, the victorious elephant shines like youthful pride.

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अविरलविलोलजलदः कुटजार्जुननीपसुरभिवनवातः।
अयमायातः कालो हन्त मृताः पथिकगेहिन्यः॥

With wildly swaying clouds and fragrant winds, the season changes suddenly — signaling that women whose husbands are travelers now suffer again.

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