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असाध्यायाः सुखं सिद्धिः सिद्धायाश्चानुरञ्जनम्।
रक्तायाश्च रतिः सम्यक् कामशास्त्रप्रयोजनम्॥

Pleasure comes from the unattainable, delight from the attainable, and passion from the beloved—this is the essence of erotic science.

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असामान्योल्लेखं विरसहतहेवाकिनमलं विधिं
वन्दे निन्दाम्युत बत न जाने किमुचितम्।
अनर्घं निर्माणं ललिततनु यस्येह भवती
न यः कृत्वापि त्वां परिहरति सर्गव्यसनिताम्॥

I neither know whether to praise nor condemn the creator who made you so extraordinary—unlike any speech or standard description.

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असारं संसारं परिमुषितरत्नं त्रिभुवनं
निरालोकं लोकं मरणशरणं बान्धवजनम्।
अदर्पं कन्दर्पं जननयननिर्माणमफलं
जगज्जीर्णारण्यं कथमसि विधातुं व्यवसितः॥

This world is rootless, devoid of true treasure, lightless, mortal-dependent, and unworthy of clinging—why did the Creator make it so?

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असारः संसारः सरसकदलीसारसदृशो
लसद्विद्युल्लेखाचकितचपलं जीवितमिदम्।
यदेतत् तारुण्यं नगगतनदीवेगसदृशम् अहो
धार्ष्ट्यं पुंसां तदपि विषयान् धावति मनः॥

This world is as hollow as a plantain stem, fleeting as lightning—life is unstable and ever-distracted.

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असारः सर्वतः सारो वाचा सारसमुच्चयः।
वाचा सा चलिता येन सुकृतं तेन हारितम्॥

The one who utters noble speech distills essence from a world of hollowness—good speech is the mark of the virtuous.

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असारभूते संसारे सारं सारङ्गलोचना।
तदर्थं धनमिच्छन्ति तत्त्यागे च धनेन किम्॥

In this hollow world, wise ones seek the essence (truth). Desiring wealth for that goal is wise; without that, wealth is meaningless.

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असारभूते संसारे सारभूता नितम्बिनी।
इति संचिन्त्य वै शंभुर् अर्धाङ्गे कामिनीं दधौ॥

Realizing the essence in a seemingly hollow world lies in the feminine, Lord Shiva accepted the goddess as half of his body.

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असाराः सन्त्येते विरतिविरसा वाथ विषया
जुगुप्सन्तां यद् वा ननु सकलदोषास्पदमिति।
तथाप्यन्तस्तत्त्वप्रणिहितधियामप्यतिबलस्
तदीयोऽनाख्येयः स्फुरति हृदये कोऽपि महिमा॥

Though objects of pleasure seem tasteless to the renounced and full of faults to the wise, their overpowering charm remains.

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असारे खलु संसारे सारं श्वशुरमन्दिरम्।
क्षीराब्धौ च हरिः शेते शिवः शेते हिमालये॥

In this hollow world, the essence is the father-in-law’s house! Vishnu rests in the ocean, Shiva in the Himalayas—both away from household chores.

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असारे खलु संसारे सारं श्वशुरमन्दिरम्।
हरो हिमालये शेते विष्णुः शेते महोदधौ॥

The only essence in this worthless world is the father-in-law’s home! Shiva sleeps in the mountains, Vishnu in the ocean—what a clever escape!

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