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उद्वीक्ष्य प्रियकरकुड्मलापविद्धैर्
वक्षोजद्वयमभिषिक्तमन्यनार्याः।
अम्भोभिर्मुहुरसिचद्वधूरमर्षाद् आत्मीयं
पृथुतरनेत्रयुग्ममुक्तैः॥

Seeing her beloved’s chest marked by another, the bride shed tears like sacred water, revealing intense inner anguish.

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उद्वृत्तदैत्यपृतनापतिकण्ठपीठ-
च्छेदोच्छलद्बहलशोणितशोणधारम्।
चक्रं क्रियादभिमतानि हरेरुदार-
दिग्दाहदारुणनभः श्रियमुद्वहद् वः॥

May Vishnu’s discus—splattered with the blood of demons—grant you fortune, bearing cosmic fire and divine radiance.

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उद्वृत्तस्तनभार एष तरले नेत्रे चले भ्रूलते
रागाधिक्यतमोष्ठपल्लवदलं कुर्वन्तु नाम व्यथाम्।
सौभाग्याक्षरप क्तिकेव लिखिता पुष्पायुधेन स्वयं
मध्यस्था हि करोति तापमधिकं रोमावली केन सा॥

Her curving bosom, trembling glance, and delicate brows—all are expressions of blossoming desire. But the central cause is the unseen line of love—her...

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उद्वृत्तस्तनभारभ गुरमुरो नोत्कञ्चुकं कारिता
संयोगस्तु यथा तथेति सकला नीवी न विस्रंसिता।
भूयः संगम आवयोः क्व नु भवेदेवं च नोल्लापिता
संभ्रान्तत्वरितेन भीतसुरतेनैवं वयं वञ्चिताः॥

Her ample bosom and hurried embrace betrayed her passion, though she pretended innocence—the hurried act exposes hidden desire.

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उद्वेगं जनयन्ति संचितवृषव्याप्ताजिरोपान्तकाः
प्रातः शीर्णकुटीरपुञ्जतलताशिम्बीतुषारावि लाः।
ग्रामा गोमयधूमसंततिपरिक्लिष्टारुणश्मश्रुभिर् वृद्धैः
कुड्यनिवातलीननिभृतैरभ्यर्थ्यमानातपाः॥

Cold mornings, mist, smoke, and whispering elders evoke anxiety in villagers—poetically painting life’s subtle discomforts.

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उद्वेगस्य निवारणाय दुरितच्छेदाय पुण्याप्तये
पानाय श्रवणामृतस्य धृतये कस्मैचिदार्तिच्छिदे।
उच्छ्वासं पुरुषोत्तमाच्युत हरे गोविन्द नारायण श्रीवत्सा
क मुकुन्द कृष्ण कमलाकान्तेति वाच्यं मुहुः॥

To relieve sorrow and cut sin, chant Krishna’s many names—Govinda, Mukunda, Narayana—they are nectar to a weary soul.

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उद्यानानि न सर्वदा परिभवत्रासादिवाध्यासते
भूमौ नोपविशन्ति ये खलु रजःसंपर्कतर्कादिव।
तेषामप्यतिपूजनीयवपुषां नूनं पिकानामियं धिक् कष्टं
परपुष्टतेति किमपि प्राचां फलं कर्मणाम्॥

Not all beautiful things remain unscathed by suffering or insult. Even the most honored forms, like peacocks, are nourished by the fruits of others’ l...

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