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इदं तत् कालिन्दीतटमिह हि कंसासुरभिदो
यशः शृण्वद् वक्त्रं स्खलितकवलं गोकुलमभूत्।
भ्रमाद् वेणुक्वाणप्रणयमसृणोत्तारमधुर-
स्वराभिर्गोपीभिर्दिशि दिशि समुद्गीर्णमनिशम्॥

Krishna’s sweet fame spreads across the Yamuna shore through cowherd girls singing in all directions.

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इदं तत् स्नेहसर्वस्वं सममाढ्यदरिद्रयोः।
अचन्दनमनौशीरं हृदयस्यानुलेपनम्॥

This love is the true balm of the heart—equal in rich and poor, needing neither sandalwood nor medicine.

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इदं तावच् चित्रं यदवनितले पार्वणशशी
कलङ्कादुन्मुक्तः किमपि च तदन्तर्विलसति।
प्रवालं माणिक्यं कुवलयदलं मन्मथधनुर्
मनोवीणावादध्वनिरिति महच्चित्रमधरम्॥

This is indeed wondrous—a flawless moon with inner brilliance, lips compared to gem and flower, and voice like a lute.

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इदं ते केनोक्तं कथय कमलातङ्कवदने
यदेतस्मिन् हेम्नः कटकमिति धत्से खलु धियम्।
इदं तद् दुःसाधाक्रमणपरमास्त्रं स्मृतिभुवा तव
प्रीत्या चक्रं करकमलमूले विनिहितम्॥

Who said you wear gold on your hand? It’s your hand itself that holds the divine chakra through love.

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इदं त्विहोत्पातयुगं प्र्थिव्यां
महाभयं शाकुनिका वदन्ति।
यद् वायसो मैथुनसंनिविष्टो
दृश्येत यद् वा धवलः कदाचित्॥

The omen of a white crow mating or being seen is considered a terrifying sign of catastrophe by bird seers.

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इदं दूर्वाकाण्डद्युतिमुषि कपोले कतिपयैः
श्रमाम्भोभिः कीर्णं सहजबकुलामोदसुभगम्।
समाकाङ्क्षे ताम्राधरमनुमनुष्व प्रियतमे
मनोज्ञं ते पातुं मुखकमलमाघ्रातुमथवा॥

On your sweat-dappled cheek, glowing like fresh grass and fragrant with natural charm, I long to kiss your coppery lips or at least inhale the lotus-l...

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इदं नभसि भीषणभ्रमदुलूककोलाहले
निशाचरविलासिनीनिवहदत्तनेत्रोत्सवे।
परिस्फुरति निर्भरप्रचुरपङ्कमग्नोल्लसद्-
वराहकुलमांसलं प्रबलबन्दमन्धं तमः॥

Under a terrifying sky filled with hooting owls and lascivious night creatures, dense darkness surges, resembling a thick mass of demonic boar-flesh.

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इदं नासीन् न चोत्पन्नं न चासीन् न भविष्यति।
तत् तद् ब्रह्मैव सद्रूपम् इदमित्थमवस्थितम्॥

This truth (Brahman) neither was, nor is created, nor shall be—it eternally exists as absolute reality.

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इदं नृपप्रार्थिभिरुज्झितोऽर्थिभिर्
मणिप्ररोहेण विवृध्य रोहणः।
कियद्दिनैरम्बरमावरिष्यते मुधा
मुनिर्विन्ध्यमरुन्ध भूधरम्॥

Despite being abandoned by kings and seekers, the Vindhya mountain still dares to grow—foolish pride can even defy the sky.

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इदं परमसुन्दरं तनुपुरं कुरङ्गीदृशां
निवार्य खलु शैशवं स्वयमनेन नीतं बलात्।
तदागमनशङ्कया मकरकेतुना
किं कृतं पयोधरधराधरौ त्रिवलिवाहिनीदुस्तरौ॥

This beautiful body of the young girl was prematurely taken in marriage; Cupid created impassable curves like waves on her tender form.

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