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कच्छान्ववायजलधेरमृतांशुरन्यः
प्रत्यर्थिवंशदहनः सुमना गुणज्ञः।
विद्याप्रियो नयपरो मतिमान् वदान्यः
मीवारभूपतिरुदेतु यशो वितन्वन्॥

May a new moon-like king rise from the ocean of noble clans—one who burns enemies, honors virtue, loves wisdom, and spreads fame like the moon spreads...

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कज्जलतिलककलङ्कित-
मुखचन्द्रे गलितसलिलकणकेशि।
नवविरहदहनतूलो जीवयितव्यस्त्वया कतमः॥

Whom will you revive, O one with tears on your soot-stained moon-face, scorched by the fire of separation? A haunting image of a woman in fresh grief ...

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कज भज विकासमभितस् त्यज संकोचं भ्रमत्ययं भ्रमरः।
यद्यपि न भवति कार्यं तथापि तुष्टस्
तनोत्ययं कीर्तिम्॥

O bee, embrace the blossoming flower! Let go of hesitation. Even if no fruit comes, your joyous buzzing adds to the glory. This is a call to act joyfu...

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कज्जलहिमकनकरुचः सुपर्णवृषहंसवाहनाः शं वः।
जलनिधिगिरिकमलस्था हरिहरकमलासना ददतु॥

May the radiant gods—those with golden, icy, and dark hues, who ride eagles, bulls, and swans—bestow auspiciousness from their lotus thrones on mounta...

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कटकत्वं पृथग्घेम्नस् तरंगत्वं पृथग् जलात्।
यथा न संभवत्येवं न जगत् पृथगीश्वरात्॥

Just as braceletness is not separate from gold, and wavehood not apart from water, the world cannot be separate from its Lord. A classic Vedantic anal...

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कटकानि भजन्ति चारुभिर् नवमुक्ताफलभूषणैर्भुजैः।
नियतं दधते च चित्रकैर् अवियोगं पृथुगण्डशैलतः॥

Bracelets with new pearls on strong arms always desire to adorn themselves upon lofty mountain-like shoulders—an image of nobility and strength decked...

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कटकिनः कटुकरसान् करीरखदिरादिविटपतरुगुल्मान्।
उपभुञ्जाना करभी दैवादाप्नोति मधुरमधुजालम्॥

The donkey, while munching bitter barks and leaves, by fate stumbles upon sweet honey. Even lowly beings may receive bliss by chance. A lesson in unex...

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कटाक्षेणापीषत् क्षणमयि निरीक्षेत यदि
सा तदानन्दः सान्द्रः स्फुरति पिहिताशेषविषयः।
सरोमाञ्चोदञ्चत्कुचकलशनिर्भिन्नवसनः
परीरम्भारम्भः क इव भविताम्भोरुहदृशः॥

If she glances sideways even for a second, intense joy floods the heart, covering all worldly senses—hair rises, clothes slip—who could resist such a ...

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कटाक्षैराक्षिप्तः प्रियसखि रहः केलिभवने
वने पुष्पव्याजात् कुचयुगमिदं चापि वलितम्।
रतासक्तं दृष्ट्वा हरिनमिथुनं चाल्पहसितं तथापि
प्रेयान् मे न किमपि जानाति किमिति॥

My beloved gazes at me in secret, touches me under pretext, yet pretends ignorance—like a deer couple in heat. Such acts of innocent deception mark ro...

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कटिर्मुष्टिग्राह्या द्विपुरुषभुजग्राह्यमुदरं
स्तनौ घण्टालोलौ जघनमिव गन्तुं व्यवसितौ।
स्मितं भेरीनादो मुखमपि च पत्युर्भयकरं
तथाप्येषा रण्डा परिभवति संतापयति च॥

Her hips are held by the fist, belly gripped by two men’s strength, breasts swing like bells, smile like a war cry, yet she scorns and torments her lo...

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