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इन्दुं वेत्ति दिवाकरं मलयजं दावानलं मन्यते
जानात्यम्बुजमुल्मुकं कलयति प्रालेयतल्पं चिताम्।
हाराङ्गारकदर्थितेन मनसा सृष्टिं समस्तामिमां
संप्रत्यग्निमयी न वेत्ति सुभगा त्यक्ता वराकी त्वया॥

Rejected and deranged, she mistakes good for bad and bad for good; everything divine becomes distorted in her grief.

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इन्दुः किं क्व कलङ्कः सरसिजमेतत् किमम्बु कुत्र गतम्।
ललितसविलासवचनैर् मुखमिति हरिणाक्षि निश्चितं परतः॥

Her graceful speech affirms it—your moon-like face, O deer-eyed one, is lovelier than the actual moon.

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इन्दुः प्रयास्यति विनङ्क्ष्यति तारकश्रीः
स्थास्यन्ति लीढतिमिरा न मणिप्रदीपाः।
अन्धं समग्रमपि कीटमणे भविष्यत्य्
उन्मेषमेष्यति भवानपि दुरमेतत्॥

Even if stars fade, the moon dies, and lamps extinguish, you will still rise—though such hope now feels distant.

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इन्दुप्रभारसविदं विहगं विहाय
कीरानने स्फुरसि भारति का रतिस् ते।
आद्यं यदि श्रयसि जल्पतु कौमुदीनां
गोविन्दराजवचसां च विशेषमेषः॥

O Sarasvati! Ignore parrots; instead, listen to Govindarāja’s words—more luminous than moonlight!

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इन्दुबिम्बादिवोत्कीर्णं पद्मगर्भादिवोद्धृतम्।
वदनं तव तन्वङ्गि विमृशद्भिर्विभाव्यते॥

Your face, delicate one, carved like the moon or a lotus’ heart, is contemplated in awe by the wise.

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इन्दुभास्करयोर्यत्र नभःसंचारखिन्नयोः।
पताकाः पवनाधूताः भजन्ते तालवृन्तताम्॥

When moon and sun are weary of journeying the skies, wind-blown flags on palm trees resemble their banners.

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इन्दुमिन्दुमुखि लोकय लोकं
भानुभानुभिरमुं परितप्तम्।
वीजितुं रजनिहस्तगृहीतं
तालवृन्तमिव नालविहीनम्॥

O moon-faced one! You are like the moon’s fan held by night to cool the sun-burnt world—without you, life is incomplete.

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इन्दुमिन्द्रदिगसूत सरस्वान्
उत्तरङ्गभुजराजिरनृत्यत्।
उज्जहर्ष झषकेतुरवापुः
षट्पदाः कुमुदबन्धनमोक्षम्॥

The moon’s rise in the eastern sky, greeted by joyful bees, frees the lotuses and awakens festive spirit.

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इन्दुमुखी कुमुदाक्षी रम्भोरू कमलचारुकरचरणा।
अमृतद्रवलावण्या हृदयगता देवि किं दहसि॥

O moon-faced, lotus-eyed, goddess-like beauty! Your mere presence scorches my heart with divine fire.

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इन्दुरिन्दुरिति किं दुराशया
बिन्दुरेष पयसो विलोक्यते।
नन्विदं विजयते मृगीदृशः
श्यामकोमलकपोलमाननम्॥

Why do you chase the moon? This soft-cheeked maiden’s face outshines it—don’t be deceived by illusion.

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