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कल्पवृक्षशिखरेषु संप्रति
प्रस्फुरद्भिरविकल्पसुन्दरि।
हारयष्टिगणनामिवांशुभिः कर्तुमुद्यतकुतूहलः शशी॥

The Moon, with its inquisitive beams shining on the tops of the Kalpavriksha trees, appears eager to craft necklaces of light, as if stringing a garla...

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कल्पस्थायि न जीवितम् ऐश्वर्यं नाप्यते च यदभिमतम्।
लोकस् तथाप्यकार्यं कुरुते कार्यं किमुद्दिश्य॥

Though life is not eternal and desires are often unfulfilled, people still act as though permanence exists. The verse questions the blind pursuit of w...

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कल्पान्तक्रूरकेलिः क्रतुकदनकरः कुन्दकर्पूरकान्तिः
क्रीडन् कैलासकूटे कलितकुमुदिनीकामुकः कान्तकायः।
कङ्कालक्रीडनोत्कः कलितकलकलः कालकालीकलत्रः कालिन्दीकालकण्ठः
कलयतु कुशलं कोऽपि कापालिको नः॥

This is a magnificent poetic verse describing a fierce, terrifying Kapalika yogi playing with skulls, dancing on Kailasa, embodying the fury of cosmic...

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कल्पान्तपवना वान्तु यान्तु चैकत्वमर्णवाः।
तपन्तु द्वादशादित्या नास्ति निर्मनसः क्षतिः॥

Even in the storms of pralaya, the merging of oceans, and the blazing of twelve suns, the detached mind remains unharmed—celebrating the strength of i...

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कल्पान्तवाससंक्षोभलङ्घिताशेशभूभ् ऋतः
स्थैर्यप्रसादमर्यादास् ता एव हि महोदधेः॥

At the end of the kalpa, the same steadfast laws and limits of the Earth’s oceans remain untouched—signifying eternal principles amidst cosmic upheava...

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कल्पान्ते क्रोधनस्य त्रिपुरविजयिनः क्रीडया संचरिष्णोः
कृत्वापि प्राणिजातैर्निजमुखकुहरातिथ्यमप्राप्ततृप्तेः।
दिग्भित्तीः प्रेक्ष्य शून्याः प्रलयजलनिधिप्रेक्षितात्मीयमूर्ति-
ग्रासव्यासक्तमोघश्रमजनितरुषः पान्तु वो गर्जितानि॥

The furious roars at the end of time, unheard and unappeased, haunt the empty heavens; may these terrible echoes of wrath protect you—a poetic invocat...

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कल्पान्ते शमितत्रिविक्रममहाकङ्कालबद्धस्फुरच्-
छेषस्यूतनृसिंहपाणिनखरप्रोतादिकोलामिषः।
विश्वैकार्णवताविशेषमुदितौ तौ मत्स्यकूर्मावुभौ कर्षन्
धीवरतां गतोऽस्यतु सतां मोहं महाभैरवः॥

At time’s end, forms of Vishnu (Matsya, Kurma) are subdued and illusionary. Mahabhairava alone, beyond delusion, ends confusion—offering spiritual cla...

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कल्प्यते किमिति कर्मणचिन्ता-
स्वेदमेदुरमिदं निजचेतः।
पश्यतां नयति पूर्वभवात्तं पुण्यमेव
भुवनानि किमन्यत्॥

Why worry about karma’s fruits? Past karma shapes all; only merit brings worthy birth—not effort alone. Trust the unseen.

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कल्याणं कथयामि किं सहचरि स्वैरेषु शश्वत्
पुरा यस्या नाम समीरितं मुररिपोः प्राणेश्वरीति त्वया।
साहं प्रेमभिदाभयात् प्रियतमं दृष्ट्वापि दूतं प्रभोः
सन्दिष्टास्मि न वेति संशयवती पृच्छामि नो किंचन॥

The beloved hesitates to trust the messenger’s assurance that Krishna still loves her, recalling the name once whispered—expressing painful doubt amid...

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कल्याणं नः किमधिकमितो जीवनार्थं
यदस्माल् लूत्वा वृक्षानहह दहसि म्रातरङ्गारकार।
किं त्वेतस्मिन्नशनिपिशुनैरातपैराकुलानाम्
अध्वन्यानामशरणमरुप्रान्तरे कोऽभ्युपायः॥

In the cruel desert heat, even trees are burnt and travelers suffer—what is the remedy in such a merciless environment? A lament on harsh existence.

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