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कदाचित् साधुतामेति पुरः शिशुरसन्मतिः।
प्राक् पाण्डुपत्राः कुत्रापि चोयन्ते चारुभूरुहाः॥

Sometimes even a dull child becomes noble. Just as old, discarded leaves fall, new flowers bloom elsewhere—rebirth is always possible.

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कदाचिदपि संजातम् अकार्यादिष्टसाधनम्।
यदनिष्टं तु सत्कार्यान् नाकार्यप्रेरकं हि तत्॥

Sometimes evil may lead to something good, but that doesn’t justify the evil act—outcome doesn’t purify intention.

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कदाचिदारोहति सौधमुन्नतं कदाचिदायाति धरातलं पुनः।
कदाचिदास्यं विनिवेश्य जालके प्रियं
नवोढा तु सलज्जमीक्षते॥

Sometimes, she climbs high to peek at her beloved below. Sometimes she blushes when he looks up—love plays hide and seek.

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कदा ते सानन्दं विततनवदूर्वाञ्चिततटी-
कुटीरे तीरे वा सवनमनु मन्वादिकथितैः।
कथाबन्धैरन्धङ्करणकरणग्रामनियमाद् यमादुज्झन्
भीतिं भगवति भवेयं प्रमुदितः॥

“When shall I sit joyfully on your riverbank, free from fear, listening to Yamunā’s divine stories?” A devotee longs for peace and spiritual delight.

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कदा द्रक्ष्यामि नन्दस्य बालकं नीपमालकम्।
पालकं सर्वसत्त्वानां लसत्तिलकभालकम्॥

“When will I see Nanda’s son, the protector of all beings, with a glowing tilaka?” The ultimate darshan is yearned for by a true devotee.

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कदाधरदले बाले दन्तकेसरशोभिते।
भवामि त्वन्मुखाम्भोजे रसिको मधुपो यथा॥

O young maiden, your lips are like tender red petals, adorned with the gleam of pearly teeth. May I become like a bee, delighting in the nectar of you...

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कदा नु कन्यागमनप्रवादं
प्रक्षालयेयं जगति प्ररूढम्।
इतीव भास्वान् परिवृद्धतापस् तुलां
विशुद्ध्यर्थमिवारुरोह॥

The Sun ascends higher, as if determined to dispel deep-rooted rumors of a maiden’s arrival—like a sage taking penance to purify falsehood. A poetic m...

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कदा नु चारुबिम्बोष्ठं तस्याः पद्ममिवाननम्।
ईषदुन्नम्य पास्यामि रसायनमिवातुरः॥

When shall I lift my eyes to drink the beauty of her red lips and lotus-like face, like a fevered soul eagerly reaching for a healing elixir? The desi...

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कदा नौ संगमो भावीत्याकीर्णे वक्तुमक्षमम्।
अवेत्य कान्तमबला लीलापद्मं न्यमीलयत्॥

As their union becomes imminent, words fail. Realizing the moment of intimacy has come, the shy maiden closes her eyes like a play-lotus folding at du...

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कदापि नाश्रयेत् प्राज्ञोऽकरुणं मिष्टभाषिणम्।
प्रच्छन्नमसहिष्णुं वा गुडमिश्रं विषं यथा॥

A wise person never trusts someone who speaks sweetly but lacks compassion—such a person is like poison mixed with jaggery, pleasing in taste but dead...

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