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कमलभूतनया वदनाम्बुजे वसतु ते कमला करपल्लवे।
वपुषि ते रमतां कमलाङ्गजः
प्रतिदिनं हृदये कमलापतिः॥

May Goddess Lakshmi dwell on your lotus palm, and Kamadeva enjoy your body’s beauty. May Vishnu himself reside in your heart every day—divine blessing...

lakshmi (64) kamadeva (27) vishnu (122) blessings (71) beauty (1797) devotion (933) lotus (346) divine grace (43) prosperity (136) prayer (89)

कमलमधुनस् त्यक्त्वा पानं विहाय नवोत्पलं
प्रकृतिसुभगां गन्धोद्दामामपास्य च मालतीम्।
शठमधुकराः क्लिश्यन्तीमे कटाम्बुषु दन्तिनां
सुलभमपहायैऽवं लोकः कटेषु हि रज्यते॥

Bees abandon sweet lotuses, fragrant jasmine, and new blossoms, chasing the sweat of elephants instead. Similarly, people chase harsh things, ignoring...

bee (69) desire (898) foolishness (88) metaphor (1632) lotus (346) harshness (22) attraction (147) choice (37) pleasure (82) ignorance (301)

कमलमनम्भसि कमले च कुवलये तानि कनकलतिकायाम्।
सा च सुकुमारसुभगेत्य् उत्पातपरम्परा केयम्॥

The lotus blooms without water; a bud blooms in a barren vine—what is this strange chain of miracles? Nature defies its own logic.

lotus (346) miracle (19) nature (950) contradiction (28) wonder (66) blooming (10) vine (6) beauty (1797) anomaly (1) poetic riddle (3)

कमलमुकुलमृद्वी फुल्लराजीवगन्धः
सुरतपयसि यस्याः सौरभं दिव्यमङ्गे।
चकितमृगदृशाभे प्रान्तरक्ते च नेत्रे
स्तनयुगलमनर्घ्यं श्रीफलश्रीविडम्बि॥

Her breasts, round and fragrant, rival the finest coconuts in form. Her lotus-petal eyes, slightly reddened with passion, and her body scented with di...

beauty (1797) breasts (50) fragrance (199) lotus (346) coconut (4) passion (501) sensuality (306) divinity (206) poetry (588) grace (359)

तिलकुसुमसमानां बिभ्रती नासिकां
च द्विजगुरुसुरपूजां श्रद्दधाना सदैव।
कुवलयदलकान्तिः कापि चाम्पेयगौरी
विकचकमलकोशाकारकामातपत्रा॥

A woman whose nose resembles the red tilaka flower, who performs worship of gurus, gods, and elders with unwavering faith, possesses the glow of blue ...

womanhood (59) beauty (1797) devotion (933) tilaka (6) faith (68) golden radiance (4) lotus (346) floral imagery (4) elegance (171) feminine power (11)

व्रजति मृदु सलीलं राजहंसीव तन्वी
त्रिवलिवलितमघ्या हंसवाणी सुवेषा।
मृदु शुचि लघु भुङ्क्ते मानिनी गाढलज्जा
धवलकुसुमवासोवल्लभा पद्मिनी स्यात्॥

Graceful like a royal swan, the delicate woman walks gently. Her triple waist folds add charm. She eats modestly, speaks sweetly, is dignified and bas...

grace (359) feminine ideal (2) padmini (1) modesty (103) softness (24) beauty (1797) elegance (171) bashfulness (34) swan imagery (2) traditional archetype (1)

कमलमुखि सर्वतोमुख-
निवारणं विदधदेव भूषयति।
रोधोरुद्धस्वरसास् तरङ्गिणीस् तरलनयनाश्च॥

O lotus-faced one! You adorn yourself while gently suppressing emotions, redirecting all expressions through your rippling eyes and quivering voice, l...

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कमलवदना पीनोत्तुङ्गं घटाकृति विभ्रती
स्तनयुगमियं तन्वी श्यामा विशालदृगञ्चला।
विशददशना मध्यक्षामा वृथेति जनाः श्रमं विदधति
मुधा रागादुच्चैरनीदृशवर्णने॥

This slender, dark-complexioned woman with a radiant face and curvaceous body defies description. With large eyes, fair teeth, and a slender waist, sh...

beauty (1797) lotus face (13) slender (4) futility of praise (1) bodily grace (1) poetic imagery (180) radiance (209) form (41) frustration (39) elegance (171)

कमलवनचिताम्बुः पाटलामोदरम्यः
सुखसलिलनिषेकः सेव्यचन्द्रांशुहारः।
व्रजतु तव निदाघः कामिनीभिः समेतो निशि
सुललितगीते हर्म्यपृष्ठे सुखेन॥

Let the oppressive summer go! In its place may moonlit nights on rooftop terraces arrive—filled with music, love, and the sweet touch of waters gather...

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