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कदा वृन्दारण्ये मिहिरदुहितुः सङ्गमहिते
मुहुर्भ्रामं भ्रामं चरितलहरीं गोकुलपतेः।
लपन्नुच्चैरुच्चैर्नयनपयसां वेणिभिरहं करिष्ये
सोत्कण्ठो निविडमवसेकं विटपिनाम्॥

When shall I roam under moonlight in Vrindavan, captivated by Krishna’s leelas, sobbing love-struck among the trees, pouring my eyes like streams over...

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कदा वृन्दारण्ये विमलयमुनातीरपुलिने
चरन्तं गोविन्दं हलधरसुदामादिसहितम्।
अये कृष्ण स्वामिन् मधुरमुरलीवादन विभो प्रसीदेत्याक्रोशन्
निमिषमिव नेष्यामि दिवसान्॥

When shall I see Govinda roaming along the Yamuna in Vrindavan, playing His flute, accompanied by Balarama and friends, as I cry in blissful surrender...

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कदा शयानो मणिकर्णिकायां
कर्णे जपाम्यक्षरमिन्दुमौलेः।
अवाप्य मुद्रां गतमोहमुद्रां
नालोकयिष्यामि पुनः प्रपञ्चम्॥

When shall I lie at Manikarnika, Shiva’s name whispered in my ear, mind free from illusion, never again to see the illusionary world? This verse speak...

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कदा श्रीमत्पङ्केरुहवनविकाशिप्रसृमर-
प्रथापुञ्जं तेजः किमपि कलयन्नौपनिषदम्।
ग्रहेश श्रीभानो मिहिर तरणे सूर्य सवितः प्रसीदेत्याक्रोशन्
निमिषमिव नेष्यामि दिवसान्॥

When shall I behold the radiant Upanishadic sun glowing among lotus groves, and cry to the great Surya—O divine light, grant me grace!—as each moment ...

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कदा संसारजालान्तर् बद्धं त्रिगुणरज्जुभिः।
आत्मानं मोचयिष्यामि शिवभक्तिशलाकया॥

When shall I free myself from the web of worldly attachments, bound by the three gunas, using the sharp spike of Shiva’s devotion to pierce through il...

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कदा सम्यग् ध्यायन्ननुपमचरित्रं मणिगण-
स्फुरद्भूषाचित्रं पुररिपुकलत्रं किमपि तत्।
शिवे दुर्गे कात्यायनि जननि भक्तप्रणयिनि
प्रसीदेत्याक्रोशन् निमिषमिव नेष्यामि दिवसान्॥

When shall I meditate perfectly on Shiva’s beloved Durga—resplendent with gems and fierce form—and cry in loving surrender as time dissolves in ecstas...

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कदा हि मूर्खो वचनेषु भीतः
खलो न कुत्रापि छलेष्वदक्षः।
अन्धेन काचिद् युवती हि दृष्टा कस्यात्र
कामेषु भवेच्च लज्जा॥

When did fools fear speech, or the wicked hesitate to deceive? Even blind desire finds its object—so where is shame in love? A bitter philosophical re...

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कदा ह्यहं समेष्यामि भरतेन महात्मना।
शत्रुघ्नेन च वीरेण त्वया च रघुनन्दन॥

When shall I reunite with noble Bharata, brave Shatrughna, and you, O beloved Rama? The verse expresses yearning for fraternal unity in love and dharm...

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कनकं सुगन्धि तव तन्वि वपुर्
मधुरो मणिश्च सखि तेऽप्यधरम्।
निगडं सुखस्य करणं भवतीं सृजतो
विधेर्निरवधिर्महिमा॥

O delicate girl, your fragrant golden body, gem-like smile, and lips create unmatched beauty—such is the endless greatness of fate that made you the s...

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कनककमलकान्तैः सद्य एवाम्बुधौतैः
श्रवणतटनिषक्तैः पाटलोपान्तनेत्रैः।
उषसि वदनबिम्बैरंससंसक्तकेशैः श्रिय इव
गृहमध्ये संस्थिता योषितोऽद्य॥

The women stand like Lakshmi amidst the home—faces glowing like gold lotuses, hair scented and damp from morning bath, jewels shining—an embodiment of...

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