Bodhasāra · Chapter 18

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yamunāṣṭakam
ujjvalā madhurā śītā pavitrā yamuneva cit /
vivicya dṛṣṭā hi mayā śyāmikā yā'tra sa bhramaḥ

yattvaṃ vadasi ciddevī nīrūpā tūjjvalā katham /
tayā prakṣālitaṃ paśya nirmalaṃ hṛdayaṃ mama

yattvaṃ vadasi ciddevī nīrasā madhurā katham /
āsvādayanti tāṃ nityaṃ rasikāḥ śaṅkarādayaḥ

yattvaṃ vadasi ciddevī niḥsparśā śītalā katham /
paśya tasyāḥ prasādena gataṃ tāpatrayaṃ mama

yattvaṃ vadasi ciddevī nirguṇā pāvanī katham /
tatpavitrīkṛtānpaśya kacadattaśukādikān

atha śiṣyaḥ pṛcchati
guro lākṣaṇikaireva kiṃ lakṣayasi lakṣaṇaiḥ /
lakṣaṇairlakṣaya svāmiṃstallakṣyaṃ lakṣyate yathā

atrottaram
lakṣye lakṣaṇavallakṣyamiha lakṣye na lakṣaṇam /
vilakṣaṇamidaṃ lakṣyaṃ lakṣaṇaivātra lakṣaṇam

payasyamalagambhīre śyāmikā bhrāntirūpiṇī /
brahmaṇyamalagambhīre'pyavidyā bhrāntirūpiṇī