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अस्योर्वीरमणस्य पार्वणविधुद्वैराज्यसज्जं यशः
सर्वाङ्गोज्ज्वलशर्वपर्वतसितश्रीगर्वनिर्वासि यत्।
तत्कम्बुप्रतिबिम्बितं किमु शरत्पर्जन्यराजिश्रियः
पर्यायः किमु दुग्धसिन्धुपयसां सर्वानुवादः किमु॥

The hero’s thighs gleam like the full moon’s radiance and snow-covered mountains, reflecting conch shells or the shine of milk-oceans.

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अस्रं लोचनकोण एव कृपणद्रव्यायते सर्वदा
कण्ठे काकुवचः प्रसुप्तकमलक्रोडस्थभृङ्गायते।
हा रावो हृदये वियोगिकुलजाकामाभिलाषायते
वैदेहीविरहज्वरो रघुपतेरापाकतापायते॥

Tears welling in the eye’s corners become a wealth of grief, the sobbing voice akin to a bee in a lotus—love’s agony personified.

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अस्रमजस्रं मोक्तुं धिङ् नः कर्णायते नयने।
द्रष्टव्यं परिदृष्टं तत्कैशोरं व्रजस्त्रीभिः॥

Eyes that suppress tears feel ashamed. The young Krishna, once admired by the women of Vraja, now lives only in memory.

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अस्रस्रोतस्तरङ्गभ्रमिषु तरलिता मांसपङ्के लुठन्तः
स्थूलास्थिग्रन्थिभङ्गैर्धवलबिसलताग्रासमाकल्पयन्तः।
मायासिंहस्य शौरेः स्फुरदरुणहृदम्भोजसंश्लेषभाजः
पायासुर्दैत्यवक्षःस्थलकुहरसरोराजहंसा नखा वः॥

In battle, demon flesh flails like lotus stalks in swirling tear-streams—Krishna’s nails, fierce and red, act like divine swans rending enemy chests.

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अस्राक्षीन्नवनीलनीरजदलोपान्तातिसूक्ष्मायत-
त्वङ्मात्रान्तरितामिषं यदि वपुर्नैतत् प्रजानां पतिः।
प्रत्यग्रक्षरदस्रविस्रपिशितग्रासग्रहं गृह्णतो
गृध्रध्वाङ्क्षवृकांस्तनौ निपततः को वा कथं वारयेत्॥

If the Lord’s form wasn’t as soft as the edge of a blue lotus, how could he protect the helpless from the claws of cruel beasts?

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अस्वतन्त्राः स्त्रियः कार्याः पुरुषैः स्वैर्दिवानिशम्।
विषयेषु च सज्जन्त्यः संस्थाप्य ह्यात्मनो वशे॥

Women, being inherently dependent, should always be under the protection of their fathers, husbands, or sons, in public and private life.

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अस्वाध्यायः पिकानां मदनमखसमारम्भणस्याधिमासो
निद्राया जन्मलग्नं किमपि मधुलिहां कोऽपि दुर्भिक्षकालः।
ऋष्टिर्यात्रोत्सुकानां मलयजमरुतां पान्थकान्ताकृतान्तः
प्रालेयोन्मूलमूलं समजनि समयः कश्चिदौत्पातिकोऽयम्॥

This time is inauspicious: cuckoos don’t sing, bees don’t stir, lovers feel disconnected. Even nature refuses its rituals—truly a season of calamity.

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अहंकार क्वापि व्रज वृजिन हे मा त्वमिह
भूर् अभूमिर्दर्पाणामहमपसर त्वं पिशुन हे।
अरे क्रोध स्थानान्तरमनुसरानन्यमनसां
त्रिलोकीनाथो नः स्फुरति हृदि देवो हरिरसौ॥

O ego, pride, jealousy, and anger—depart from my heart! Let Lord Hari alone shine within as my eternal master.

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अहंकारो धियं ब्रूते मैनं सुप्तं प्रबोधय।
उत्थिते परमानन्दे न त्वं नाहं न वै जगत्॥

Ego whispers: “This is your mind. Wake him up.” But when supreme joy arises, ego, self, and the world—all vanish.

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अहं किमम्बा किमभीष्टतापदे
तवेति मातुर्धुरि तातपृच्छया।
प्रलोभ्यतुल्यं प्रवदन्तमर्भकं मुदा
हसञ् जिघ्रति मूर्ध्नि पुण्यभाक्॥

A child innocently asks, “Am I your son, or someone you longed for?”—the father laughs joyfully and kisses his head, overwhelmed by pure affection.

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