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इन्दुर्मूर्ध्नि शिवस्य शैलदुहितुर्वक्रो नखाङ्कः
स्तने देयाद् वोऽभ्युदयं द्वयं तदुपमामालम्बमानं मिथः।
सम्वादः प्रणवेन यस्य दलता कायैकतायां तयोर्
ऊर्ध्वद्वारविचिन्तितेन च हृदि ध्यातस्वरूपेण च॥

Whether the moon marks Shiva’s head or Parvati’s breast, in their spiritual unity lies the cosmic union expressed through Om.

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इन्दुर्यत्र न निन्द्यते न मधुरं दूतीवचः श्रूयते
नालापा निपतन्ति बाष्पकलुषा नोपैति कार्श्यं तनुः।
स्वाधीनामनुकूलिनीं स्वगृहिणीमालिङ्ग्य यत् सुप्यते
तत् किं प्रेम गृहाश्रमव्रतमिदं कष्टं समाचर्यते॥

If love means peace, no tears, no gossip, no bitterness, then why is the householder's path so hard?

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इन्दुर्यद्युदयाद्रिमूर्ध्नि न भवत्यद्यापि तन् मा स्म भून्
नासीरेऽपि तमःसमुच्चयममूरुन्मूलयन्ति त्विषः।
अप्यक्ष्णोर्मुदमुद्गिरन्ति कुमुदैरामोदयन्ते दिशः
संप्रत्यूर्ध्वमसौ तु लाञ्छनमभिव्यङ्क्तुं प्रकाशिष्यते॥

Even if the moon hasn’t risen, its presence is felt—in joy, light, and beauty—surely it will reveal itself soon.

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इन्दुर्लिप्त इवाञ्जनेन जडिता दृष्टिर्मृगीणामिव
प्रम्लानारुणिमेव विद्रुमदलं श्यामेव हेमप्रभा।
कार्कश्यं कलया च कोकिलवधूकण्ठेष्विव प्रस्तुतं
सुन्दर्याः पुरतश्च हन्त शिखिनां बर्हाः सगर्हा इव॥

Her eyes seem dazed, her radiance faded, her voice strained—and the peacock’s feathers now appear disgraceful before her beauty.

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इन्दुस् त्वद्यशसा जितोऽवनिपते भासांनिधिस् तेजसा
कन्दर्पो वपुषा सुधाजलनिधिर्वाचो विलासेन च।
तथ्यं ते जयशीलमेतदधुना त्वद्दानमद्दैन्ययोर् मध्ये
कं नु विजेष्यतीति विषये दोलायते मे मनः॥

The poet glorifies the king, stating that his fame surpasses the moon in beauty, the sun in brilliance, and even the ocean in sweetness. His generous ...

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इन्दूदयश् चन्दनमिन्दुवक्त्रश्
चैत्रस् तथा यस्य महाय संपत्।
वपुश् च शृङ्गारमयं स मन्ये
संतापकस् त्वं हरवह्नियोगात्॥

The beloved, whose face is like the moon and whose charm rivals sandalwood and springtime, causes agony due to the union of Shiva and Agni (implying f...

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इन्दोः कलाकलापेन पङ्क्तिक्रमनिवेशिना।
सर्वदुःखापनोदाय बालकानां कृता भुजाः॥

The crescent of the moon decorates the arms of children (perhaps Lord Krishna as a child), arranged aesthetically to remove all sorrow.

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इन्दोः कान्तिं जडतरकरान् मत्तनागाद् गतिं वा
त्रस्तान् नेत्रे हरसि हरिणात् तत्र किं नाम चित्रम्।
एतच् चित्रं पुनरिह जगज्जैत्रकन्दर्पचाप-
श्रीसर्वस्वं यदपहरसि प्रेयसि भ्रूविलासैः॥

The moon’s glow defeats dull stars and mighty creatures like elephants. Yet what’s truly wondrous is how the beloved’s playful brows conquer even the ...

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इन्दोः किं द्रुहिणस्य वा सुरपतेः किं वा कृतान्तस्य
वा किं भूतेश दिशास्थि भूषणगणेश्वाकृष्य देयं मया।
इत्थं मण्डनमन्दिरोदरचरव्याहारतो भीकरात् भीता यस्य
सुराः प्रसाधनविधौ पायात् स वः शंकरः॥

Is the moon Shiva’s ornament or Brahma’s? Who should offer whom? In his terrifying cosmetics, the gods fear Shiva’s decoration. May such a fearsome Sh...

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