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कम्बाघातैर्वपुषि निहतैरुच्छलच्छोणितौघैः
कारागारैर्निबिडनिगडैर्लङ्घनं चुम्बनं च।
एवं ज्ञात्वा विरम सुमते मा कुरु त्वं नियोगं
कर्णोपान्ते मलिनवदना लेखिनी फूत्करोति॥

With whip scars, prison chains, and emotional trauma—love is no tender affair. The inked pen of a forlorn woman whispers in his ear: stop your command...

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कम्बुकण्ठि चरणः शनैश्चरो राहुरेष तव केशकलापः।
न च्युतं तदपि यौवनमेतत् सा पयोधरगुरोरनुकम्पा॥

Her gait slow and neck adorned like a conch, her youthful charm untouched by fall. It is not age but the weight of compassion that causes her bosom to...

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कयापि क्रीडतु ब्रह्मा
दिव्याः स्त्रीर्दीव्यत स्वयम्।
कलिस्तु चरतु ब्रह्म प्रैत वातिप्रियाय वः॥

Let Brahma play his divine game, let celestial women wander freely, and let Kali roam fearlessly in the age of ruin—but may divine winds protect you, ...

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कयासि कामिन् सुरतापराधात् पादानतः कोपनयावधूतः।
तस्याः करिष्यामि दृढानुतापं
प्रवालशय्याशरणं शरीरम्॥

Who are you, beloved, who scorns me for my mistake in passion? I shall atone with deep remorse, lying upon thorns, making my body the bed of penitence...

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करं गृहीत्वा परिमृद्य मन्दं
कटिं निपीड्यानुविमृज्य चोरुम्।
नीवीमपाकृत्य विलक्षणायाः शठो मनोजोपनिषत् पपाठ॥

He holds her hand, gently rubs her waist, caresses her thighs, removes her garment—and then, the cunning god of love begins to recite his secret scrip...

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करं प्रसार्य सूर्येण दक्षिणाशावलम्बिना।
न केवलमनेनात्मा दिवसोऽपि लघूकृतः॥

With one extended hand, the sun leans westward. Not only does it drag itself down, it brings the entire day to a close, shortening even time with its ...

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करकङ्कटकुट्यङ्कखङ्गसंघट्टटाङ्कृतैः।
कालरात्र्या प्रनृत्यन्त्या रणवीणेव वाद्यते॥

The night of doom dances with bangled wrists, anklets, and clashing swords—turning the battlefield into a terrifying concert of death.

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करकजलपूतभूतल-
निहितपदो विहितविकृतहुंकारः।
अपि वितथमन्त्रगणना-
व्यग्रसमग्राङ्गुलीपर्वा॥

Feet dipped in sacred water, shouting mantras with contorted gestures, a man pretends at ritual—though his calculations are flawed and his body confus...

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करकम्पितखङ्गयष्टिभीमे रणसंनाहितरामनाथवीरे।
अरिभूभृदमर्त्यसुन्दरीणाम् अचलन् दक्षिणवामलोचनानि॥

With trembling sword and staff in hand, the lone hero enters battle, stirring the eyes of celestial women who watch, their glances shifting with awe a...

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करकलितदारनरके शेरत इह ये सजन्ति भवसिन्धौ।
रसिकास् त एव मान्या मन्यन्तां धन्यमात्मानम्॥

Those who live amid household burdens, immersed in the ocean of worldly life, yet cherish divine joy—they alone are blessed, for they find spiritual e...

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