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कमनीयतानिवासः कर्णस् तस्या विचित्रमणिभूषः।
सविधप्रसूतरत्नं शङ्खनिधिं दूरतरमकरोत्॥

Karna’s earrings, dazzling with colorful gems, seemed to host beauty itself. But their radiance eclipsed even conch and treasure, making even divine g...

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कमनीयतारहारा चन्दनपरिहसितचारुनीहारा।
परिचितपाण्ड्यविहारा कमलमुखीयं कराञ्चदुपहारा॥

The woman from the Pandya region wears fragrant garlands, sandal-smeared necklaces, and carries offerings in soft hands. Her playful beauty is adorned...

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कमनेकतमादानं सुरतनरजतुच्छलं तदासीनम्।
अप्यतिमानं खमते सोऽगनिकानं नरं जेतुम्॥

Even a boastful, vain man sitting on a silver throne can be defeated by one who has shed pride. The spiritual fire burns brighter than material arroga...

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कमलं कवलीकृतं न वा सलिलं वा न सलीलमाहुतम्।
करिणा परिणामदारुणो ददृशे विन्ध्यवने मृगाधिपः॥

In the Vindhya forest, a lion saw no joy in a lotus, water, or even sacrificial offerings. In his wild state, all beauty appeared meaningless.

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कमलं तव पदकमले विमले मम देहि चञ्चरीकत्वम्।
नान्यत् किमपि च काङ्क्षे पश्चाद्
गानं किमस्ति भिक्षायाः॥

O Lord, make me a bee on your lotus feet! I seek nothing else—no songs, no gifts, just the bliss of your presence. A prayer of singular devotion.

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कमलं भवनं रजोऽङ्गरागो मधु
पानं मधुराः प्रियाप्रलापाः।
शयनं मृदु केसरोपधानं भ्रमरस्याम्भसि का न राजलीला॥

What is not royal play for the bee? A palace becomes a flower, dust becomes fragrance, even the soft bed of lotus petals is his throne.

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कमलदृशोऽधिकपोलं दशनक्षतपङ्क्तिराभाति।
यूनो वशयितुमिच्छोर् जपमालेवातनोः प्रवालमयी॥

The cheek wounded by teeth marks appears redder than the lips. A garland of coral-like bite marks decorates the youth’s face—proof of passion’s intens...

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कमलनयन युष्मद्विप्रयोगातुरा सा
सरसि सरसिजान्तः स्नातुकामा ममज्ज।
द्रुततरमनुयायाद् यावदूर्ध्वं कृशाङ्गी हरि
हरि हरिणाक्षी पङ्कमग्ना बभूव॥

The doe-eyed girl, bathing in the pond, drowns in sorrow from separation. Her delicate body disappears into the mud. The cry “Hari! Hari!” escapes her...

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कमलनयनाकर्णाभूषे स्फुरन्मणिमञ्जुले
त्रिभुवनतले दृष्ट्वामोदं प्रयाति न को युवा।
शमभटशिरश्छेत्तुं सज्जीकृते बत वेधसा न किमु कुमते
रज्जूत्क्षिप्ते विबोधसि चक्रके॥

O beautiful one with lotus eyes and jeweled ears, who wouldn’t feel bliss seeing you? When death looms, even the blade waits. Why then do you hesitate...

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कमलपल्लववारिकणोपमं किमिव पासि सदा निधनं धनम्।
कलभकर्णचलाञ्चलचञ्चलं स्थिरतराणि यशांसि न जीवितम्॥

Why hoard fickle wealth like water droplets on a lotus leaf? Fame, though hard-won, is more stable than money or life itself.

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