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आवर्तः संशयानाम् अविनयभवनं पत्तनं साहसानां
दोषाणां संनिधानं कपटशतमयं क्षेत्रमप्रत्ययानाम्।
स्वर्गद्वारस्य विघ्नं नरकपुरमुखं सर्वमायाकरण्डं
स्त्रीयन्त्रं केन सृष्टं विषममृतमयं प्राणिलोकस्य पाशः॥

Woman is compared to a whirlpool of doubts, a city of danger, and a web of illusion—seen through a critical, moralistic lens.

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आवर्त इव तोयस्य ज्ञानावर्तो यदाकुलः।
चित्तमास कृतावर्तम् उपसर्गः स उच्यते॥

Just as a water whirl causes disturbance, mental whirlpools of doubt and delusion agitate the mind.

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आवर्त एव नाभिस्ते नेत्रे नीलसरोरुहे।
तरङ्गा वलयस्तेन त्वं लावण्याम्बुवापिका॥

Your navel is a whirlpool, eyes like blue lotuses, body a pool of beauty—such divine aesthetics make you a lake of loveliness.

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आवर्तशोभा नतनाभिकान्तेर्
भङ्ग्यो भ्रुवां द्वन्द्वचराः स्तनानाम्।
जातानि रूपावयवोपमानान्य्
अदूरवर्तीनि विलासिनीनाम्॥

The curved navel, brows, and breasts—all display beauty’s artful whirl—marking the nearness of sensual delight.

curves (3) feminine beauty (26) aesthetics (180) detail (12) sensuality (306) love (1567) description (35) poetic form (4) charm (252)

आवर्तिनः शुभफलप्रदशुक्तियुक्ताः
संपन्नदेवमणयो भृतरन्ध्रभागाः।
अश्वाः प्यधुर्वसुमतीमतिरोचमानास्
तूर्णं पयोधय इवोर्मिभिरापतन्तः॥

Horses, adorned and swift like waves, shine with divine gems—galloping across the earth like clouds over oceans.

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आवर्तैरातर्पण- शोभां डिण्डीरपाण्डुरैर्दधती।
गायति मुखरितसलिला प्रियसंगममङ्गलं सुरसा॥

With swirling water and resounding sweetness, the river sings auspicious melodies upon union with her beloved.

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आवर्त्य कण्ठं सिचयेन सम्यग्
आबद्ध्य वक्षोरुहकुम्भयुग्मम्।
कासौ करालम्बिततैलपात्रा
मन्दं समासीदति सुन्दरीं ताम्॥

A beauty applies oil while tying her necklace tightly and pressing her bosom—then sits gently beside her lover.

intimacy (234) adornment (98) ritual (164) love (1567) beauty (1797) sensuality (306) description (35) feminine (63) presence (37) gesture (61)

आवर्त्य यो मुहुर्मन्त्रं धारयेच्च प्रयत्नतः।
अप्रयत्नधृतो मन्त्रः प्रचलन्नग्निवद् दहेत्॥

If a mantra is recited with effort and concentration, it blesses; if chanted lazily, it burns like fire.

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आवाचां व्यक्ततायाः कविपदविषयेष्वाचचष्टे समन्यो
मुक्तास्माभिर्न कोऽपि स्मरपदमवनौ संस्तुतः सत्यमेतत्।
मिथ्यैतद् भोः कथं रे ननु शतमकृथाः कुन्तलेन्द्रस्य तत्तत्
काव्यस्तोत्राणि धिक् त्वां जडमय न मनोरेव मूर्तिप्रभेदः॥

Poets claim they haven’t praised love—but their countless verses show otherwise. Even if love is formless, it lives in poetry.

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आवाति स्फुटितप्रियङ्गुसुरभिर्नीहारवारिच्छलात्
स्वच्छन्दं कमलाकरेषु विकिरन् प्रच्छन्नवह्निच्छटाः।
प्रातः कुन्दसमृद्धिदर्शनरसप्रीतिप्रकर्षोल्लसन्
मालाकारवधूकपोलपुलकस्थैर्यक्षमो मारुतः॥

The fragrant morning breeze scatters frost, reveals secret fires, and thrills maidens like garlands—invoking the joy of early dawn.

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