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कमलशरधिरम्भासैकतानुक्रमाढ्यं
कनककलशभाराक्रान्तसौदामिनीकम्।
किसलयितमृणालं हारगर्भप्रवालं
कुवलयितशशाङ्कं कौशलं सा विधातुः॥

May the goddess’s skill—rich with garlands of lotus arrows, golden vessels like thunderclouds, and ornaments resembling buds and moonbeams—shape your ...

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कमलाः पाकविनम्रा मूलतलाघ्रातसुरभिकह्लाराः।
पवनाकम्पितशिरसः प्रायः कुर्वन्ति परिमलश्लाघाम्॥

The blooming lotuses, slightly bent due to ripeness, carry the fragrant scent from their roots. Stirred by the breeze, they seem to earn praise for th...

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कमलाकुचकनकाचल-
जलधरमाभीरसुन्दरीमदनम्।
अधिततशेषफणावलि-
कमलवनीभृङ्गमच्युतं वन्दे॥

I bow to Krishna, who is like a black bee amid the golden hills of a cowherd maiden’s lotus breasts, resting on the hoods of the Shesha serpent. The d...

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कमलाक्षि विलम्ब्यतां क्षणं कमनीये कचभारबन्धने।
दृढलग्नमिदं दृशोर्युगं शनकैरद्य समुद्धराम्यहम्॥

O lotus-eyed one! Pause for a moment while I gently release this knot of glances locked in love. The weight of your hair-knot adds to your allure. Let...

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कमलाचिबुकोन्नायी कृष्णस्य करः करोतु कल्याणम्।
मुकुर इव नीलवृन्तो भाति नितान्तं तदाननं येन॥

Krishna’s hand gently lifts her lotus-like chin, revealing a face so radiant it seems like a mirror reflecting the beauty of a blue-stemmed lotus. May...

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कमलानि पानमधुभाजनानि नः
पिदधाति यः स विधुरेष गोचरः।
इति रोषणैरिव मधुव्रतैर्धुतं दधती
मुखं सुरभिचारुमारुतम्॥

The bees, angered by the absence of nectar in the lotuses, rage against them as if confronting a betrayer. Their buzzing seems like curses, while the ...

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कमलाभ्यां सुधासिन्धुवदनेक्षणयोस् तुलाम्।
कलयन्तु परे किं तु क्वेमे पङ्केरुहे क्व ते॥

Who dares compare your face and eyes to mere lotuses? Those who do so fail to see your radiant essence. Though poets try, lotus and you are worlds apa...

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कमलासनकमलेक्षण-
कमलारिकिरीटकमलभृद्वाहैः।
नुतपदकमला कमला करधृतकमला करोतु मे कुशलम्॥

May Lakshmi—praised by Brahma (seated on a lotus), with lotus-like eyes, and holding a lotus in her hand—bring prosperity to me. Let all symbols of au...

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कमलिनि मलिनीकरोषि चेतः
किमिति बकैरवहेलितानभिज्ञैः।
परिणतमकरन्दमार्मिकास्ते जगति
भवन्तु चिरायुषो मिलिन्दाः॥

O lotus! You allow yourself to be tarnished by the touch of undeserving cranes while the worthy bees—knowers of true essence—are cast aside. Let only ...

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कमलिनि विमले जले जनिस् ते तदुचितमाचरणं न संतनोषि।
मलिनमलिकुलं यतस्त्वमन्तः शशिकिरणान्
विमलान् बहिष्करोषि॥

O lotus, though you were born in pure waters, you fail to please due to harboring dark bees while rejecting the gentle moonbeams. You forsake purity f...

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