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कामं शिवेन शमितं पुनरुज्जगार
दृष्टिस् तवेति किमियं जननि स्तुतिस्ते।
लीलाप्रसूतपुरुषार्थचतुष्टयायास् तस्याः
परं तु स भवत्यवयुक्त्यवादः॥

O Mother, Shiva subdued desire, yet this vision of yours awakens it again. Is it a hymn or a contradiction? Such divine beauty overwhelms even austeri...

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कामं शीर्णपलाशपत्ररचितां कन्थां वसानो वने
कुर्यामम्बुभिरप्ययाचितसुखैः प्राणानुबन्धस्थितिम्।
साङ्गग्लानि सवेपितं सचकितं सान्तर्निदाघज्वरं वक्तुं
न त्वहमुत्सहे सकृपणं देहीति दीनं वचः॥

I can survive on fallen leaves and rainwater in the forest—but I cannot beg in a pitiful voice, saying "Give me." True dignity resists pleading.

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कामं शुनको नृपति-
प्रसादतः स्याद् गजेन्द्रमौलिस्थः।
भवतेव तेन सह रे नार्दयितुं शक्यते जातु॥

Even a small dog may sit on an elephant’s head if favored by the king, but can it ever match the elephant’s power? Favor ≠ strength.

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कामं श्यामतनुस् तथा मलिनयत्यावासवस्त्रादिकं
लोकं रोदयते भनक्ति जनतागोष्ठीं क्षणेनापि यः।
मार्गेऽप्यङ्गुलिलग्न एव भवतः स्वाभाविनः श्रेयसे हा
स्वाहाप्रिय धूममङ्गजमिमं सूत्वा न किं लज्जितः॥

O Love, you burn like fire, dark in hue like smoke, yet intoxicating as sandal—your shamelessness is evident in how you torture hearts.

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कामं सन्तु सहस्रशः कतिपये सारस्यधौरेयकाः
कामं वा कमनीयतापरिमलस्वाराज्यबद्धव्रताः।
नैवैवं विवदामहे न च वयं देव प्रियं ब्रूमहे यत्सत्यं
रमणीयतापरिणतिस्त्वय्येव पारं गता॥

Let there be thousands of ornaments and beauties, but only you have transformed beauty into essence. You are the culmination of aesthetic perfection.

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कामं सर्वोऽप्यलंकारो रसमर्थे निषिञ्चति।
तथाप्यग्राम्यतैवैनं भारं वहति भूयसा॥

Though ornaments decorate meaning, their rustic nature still burdens poetry. Refinement matters more than mere embellishment.

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कामं सुधाकरकरामृतदिव्यरूप-
सौधाग्रपीठवसतिः सुखमस्तु काकः।
श्रीसुन्दरीरमणसङ्गमकण्ठलग्न-
पूर्यत्सुधामणितजित् किमसौ कपोतः॥

The crow may rest on a beautiful palace, but only the dove in the beloved’s arms enjoys true nectar and jewels—company matters, not location.

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कामं स्त्रियो निषेवेत पानं वा साधु मात्रया।
न द्यूतमृगये विद्वान् अत्यन्तव्यसने हि ते॥

Women may enjoy mild wine or affection, but gambling and hunting are dangerous vices even for wise men.

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कामं हरिर्भव विमूढ भवाथ चन्द्रश्
चन्द्रार्धमौलिरथ वा हर एव भूयाः।
विद्याप्रणाशपरिवर्धितघोरदीप्तेः क्रोधानलस्य
मम नेन्धनतां प्रयासि॥

Be Krishna, Shiva, or even the moon—but don’t become fuel for the fire of my wrath, which grows with ignorance and ruins wisdom.

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कामः कमनीयतया किमपि निकामं करोति संमोहम्।
विषमिव विषमं सहसा मधुरतया जीवनं हरति॥

Desire, with its irresistible charm, first enchants and then destroys like sweet-tasting poison—it captures and consumes.

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