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कलावति क्षततमसि प्रभावति
स्फुटोदये जननयनाभिनन्दिनि।
ददुर्दूशं शशिनि रुषाभिसारिकाः क्वचिद्
भवत्यतिसुभगोऽपि दुर्भगः॥

Even the radiant moon, though loved, may be mocked in anger—thus, beauty and talent don't always ensure fortune.

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कलावति चलां दृष्टिं न कुर्यास् त्वं मुहुर्मुहुः।
लग्नोऽपि न तथा बाणो बाधते चालितो यथा॥

Do not repeatedly glance at a graceful woman—moving eyes wound deeper than arrows.

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कलासीमा काव्यं सकलगुणसीमा वितरणं
भये सीमा मृत्युः सकलसुखसीमा सुवदना।
तपःसीमा मुक्तिः सकलकृतिसीमाश्रितभृतिः प्रिये
सीमाह्लादः श्रवणसुखसीमा हरिकथा॥

Poetry is the limit of aesthetics, Hari’s story is the peak of joy, death the limit of fear—every realm has its boundary.

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कला सेवाथ धर्मार्थौ तृष्णादारिद्र्यपद्धती।
सन्तोषक्षान्तिकरुणा वैराग्यं तदनु स्तुतिः॥

Art should serve dharma and artha, not greed. One should cultivate contentment, patience, compassion, and detachment.

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कलास्तास्ताः सम्यग्वहसि यदसि त्वं द्विजपतिर्
द्युतिस् तादृग्नूत्ना जनिरपि च रत्नाकरकुले।
बहु ब्रूमः किं वा पुरहरशिरोमण्डनमसि त्वदीयं
तत् सर्वं शशधर कलङ्काद् विफलितम्॥

O moon! Despite your lineage and brilliance, one blemish makes all your beauty seem futile.

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कलिकलुषसङ्कटाकुल-
कुटुम्बसंवलनखेदविकलस्य प्रतिनिधिरिव
प्रवासः संसारविरागसुखसमुद्रस्य॥

Worldly life feels like exile—full of Kalikāla’s vices and miseries—yet it paves the way to spiritual awakening.

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कलिकलुषे मनसि स्वे कथमिव जगदार्जवं लभते।
चक्षुर्दोषे जाग्रति चन्द्रद्वित्वं कुतो यातु॥

When the mind is stained by Kali’s evils, how can it find truth? Just as double moons appear when vision is blurred.

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कलिकालमियं यावद् अगस्त्यस्य मुनरेपि।
मानसं खण्डयत्यत्र शशिखण्डानुकारिणी॥

Even Sage Agastya's mind is disturbed by the moonlike illusions of Kali Yuga.

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कलितगरिमा श्रोणिर्मध्यं विवृद्धवलित्रयं
हृदयमुदयल्लज्जं मज्जच्चिरन्तनचापलम्।
मुकुलितकुचं वक्षश्चक्षुर्मनाग्धृतवक्रिम
क्रमपरिगलद्बाल्यं तस्या वपुस् तनुते श्रियम्॥

Her maturing body, with blossoming curves and graceful limbs, now glows with the beauty of youth.

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कलितमम्बरमाकलयन् करैर् मृदितपङ्कजकोशपयोधरः।
विकसदुत्पलनेत्रविलोकितः सखि
निशां सरसीकुरुते विधुः॥

The moon gently caresses her lotus-like breasts with misty hands, and her eyes blossom like blue lotuses.

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