Candrāloka · Chapter 3

alpākṣarā vicitrārtha khyātir akṣarasaṃhatiḥ
uṣākāntenānugataḥ śūraḥ śaurir ayaṃ punaḥ //

śobhā khyātāpi yaddoṣo guṇakīrtyā niṣidhyate
mudhā nindanti saṃsāraṃ kaṃsārir yatra pūjyate //

abhimāno vicāraś ced ūhitārthaniṣedhakṛt
indur yadi kathaṃ tīvraḥ sūryo yadi kathaṃ niśi //

hetus tyaktvā bahūn pakṣān yuktyaikasyāvadhāraṇam
nendur nārko 'yam aurvāgniḥ sāgarād utthito dahan //

pratiṣedhaḥ prasiddhānāṃ kāraṇānām anādaraḥ
na yuddhena bhruvoḥ spande -naiva vīrā nipātitāḥ //

niruktaṃ syān nirvacanaṃ nāmnaḥ satyaṃ tathānṛtam
īdṛśaiś caritai rājan satyaṃ doṣākaro bhavān //

syān mithyādhyavasāyaś ced asatī sādhyasādhane
candrāṃśusūtragrathitāṃ nabhaḥpuṣpasrajaṃ vaha //

siddhiḥ khyāteṣu cen nāma kīrtyate tulyatoktaye
yuvām eveha vikhyātau tvaṃ balair jaladhir jalaiḥ //

yuktir viśeṣasiddhiś ced vicitrārthāntarānvayāt
navas tvaṃ nīradaḥ ko 'pi svarṇair varṣasi yan muhuḥ //

kāryaṃ phalopalambhaś ced vyāpārād vastuto 'tha vā
asāv udeti śītāṃśur mānacchedāya subhruvām //

ityādi lakṣaṇaṃ bhūri kāvyasyāhur maharṣayaḥ
svarṇabhrājiṣṇubhālatva prabhṛtīva mahībhujaḥ //

mahādevaḥ satrapramukhamakhavidyaikacaturaḥ sumitrā tadbhaktipraṇihitamatir yasya pitarau
tṛtīyas tenāsau sukavijayadevena racite ciraṃ candrāloke sukhayatu mayūkhaḥ sumanasaḥ //