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कल्याणि चन्दनरसैः परिषिच्य गात्रं
द्वित्राण्यहानि कथमप्यतिवाहयेथाः।
अङ्के निधाय भवतीं परिरभ्य दोर्भ्यां
नेष्यामि सूर्यकिरणानपि शीतलत्वम्॥

O beloved, if you are near, even the harshest sun becomes cool. Just by embracing you, one surpasses all affliction—your presence is the true sandal-p...

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कल्याणि पाणिपतितानि विना विचारम्
एतानि मोक्तुमुचितानि न मौक्तिकानि।
गुञ्जेति संजनयते यदिह भ्रमन्ते
हस्तारविन्दनयनोत्पलयोः प्रभैव॥

The pearls you let fall without a second thought sparkle like the gleam of your hands and eyes. Even the buzzing bee is confused by their brilliance.

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कल्याणी बत गाथेयं लौकिकी प्रतिभाति मे।
एति जीवन्तमानन्दो नरं वर्षशतादपि॥

This simple worldly saying is deeply wise: if joy comes while alive, what use is a hundred years of lifeless existence?

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कल्याणोल्लाससीमा कलयतु कुशलं कालमेघाभिरामा
काचित् साकेतधामा भवगहनगतिक्लान्तिहारिप्रणामा।
सौन्दर्यह्रीणकामा धृतजनकसुतासादरापाङ्गधामा दिक्षु
प्रख्यातभूमा दिविषदभिनुता देवता रामनामा॥

The name of Rama, shining in all directions, worshipped by gods, adored by Sita, destroys life’s afflictions. May this divine name spread joy in your ...

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कल्योत्थानपरा नित्यं गुरुशुश्रूषणे रता।
सुसंमृष्टगृहा चैव गोशकृत्कृतलेपना॥

She wakes early with discipline, serves her guru, keeps her home clean, and takes care of the cows—a portrayal of an ideal woman of dharma.

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कल्लोलक्षिप्तपङ्कत्रिपुरहरशिरःस्वःस्रवन्तीमृणालं
कर्पूरक्षोदजालं कुसुमशरवधूसीधुभृङ्गारनालम्।
एतद् दुग्धाब्धिबन्धोर्गगनकमलिनीपत्रपानीयबिन्दोर् अन्तस्
तोषं न केषां किसलयति जगन्मण्डनं खण्डमिन्दोः॥

The poetic description of the moon—splendid as foam, lotuses, nectar, and sky's reflection—proclaims its beauty beyond imagination.

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कल्लोलचपला लक्ष्मीः संगमाः स्वप्नसन्निभाः।
वात्याव्यतिकरोत्क्षिप्ततूलतुल्यं च यौवनम्॥

Like waves, wealth and youth are transient—fleeting and unpredictable like dreams and cotton in a storm.

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कल्लोलवेल्लितदृषत्परुषप्रहारै
रत्नान्यमूनि मकरालय मावमंस्थाः।
किं कौस्तुभेन विहितो भवतो न नाम
याच्ञाप्रसारितकरः पुरुषोत्तमोऽपि॥

Why despise ordinary gems tossed by waves, when even the greatest like Krishna accepted a jewel (Kaustubha)? Humility lies in divine acceptance.

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कल्लोलसंचलदगाधजलैरलोलैः
कल्लोलिनीपरिवृढैः किमपेयतोयैः।
जीयात् स जर्जरतनुर्गिरिनिर्झरोऽयं
यद्विप्रुषापि तृषिता वितृषीभवन्ति॥

Even a mountain spring, though weak, satisfies the thirsty more than a vast but undrinkable sea—highlighting purity over magnitude.

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कल्लोलैः स्थगयन् मुखानि ककुभामभ्रंलिहैरम्भसा
क्षारेणापि दिवानिशं जलनिधे गर्जन् न विश्राम्यसि।
एतत्ते यदि घोरनक्रनिलयं स्वादु व्यधास्याद् विधिः
किं कर्तासि तदा न वेद्मि तरलैः स्वैरेव दुश्चेष्टितैः॥

O ocean, you thunder and block skies endlessly, but what if your waves housed terrifying crocodiles—who then would praise you? A metaphor for empty gr...

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