Ṛtusaṃhāra · Chapter 5

prarūḍhaśālīkṣucayāvṛtakṣitiṃ kvacitsthitakrauñcaninādarājitam
prakāmakāmaṃ pramadājanapriyaṃ varoru kālaṃ śiśirāhvayaṃ śṛṇu //

niruddhavātāyanamandirodaraṃ hutāśano bhānumato gabhastayaḥ
gurūṇi vāsāṃsyabalāḥ sayauvanāḥ prayānti kāle 'tra janasya sevyatām //

na candanaṃ candramarīciśītalaṃ na harmyapṛṣṭhaṃ śaradindunirmalam
na vāyavaḥ sāndratuṣāraśītalā janasya cittaṃ ramayanti sāmpratam //

tuṣārasaṃghātanipātaśītalāḥ śaśāṅkabhābhiḥ śiśirīkṛtāḥ punaḥ
vipāṇḍutārāgaṇacārubhūṣaṇā janasya sevyā na bhavanti rātrayaḥ //

gṛhītatāmbūlavilepanasrajaḥ puṣpāsavāmoditavaktrapaṅkajāḥ
prakāmakālāgurudhūpavāsitaṃ viśanti śayyāgṛhamutsukāḥ striyaḥ //

kṛtāparādhānbahuśo 'bhitarjitān savepathūn sādhvasaluptacetasaḥ
nirīkṣya bhartṝn suratābhilāṣiṇaḥ striyo 'parādhānsamadā visasmaruḥ //

prakāmakāmair yuvabhiḥ sunirdayaṃ niśāsu dīrghāsvabhirāmitāściram
bhramanti mandaṃ śramakheditoravaḥ kṣapāvasāne navayauvanāḥ striyaḥ //

manojñakūrpāsakapīḍitastanāḥ sarāgakauśeyakabhūṣitoravaḥ
niveśitāntaḥ kusumaiḥ śiroruhair vibhūṣayantīva himāgamaṃ striyaḥ //

payodharaiḥ kuṅkumarāgapiñjaraiḥ sukhopasevyairnavayauvanoṣmabhiḥ
vilāsinībhiḥ paripīḍitorasaḥ svapanti śītaṃ paribhūya kāminaḥ //

sugandhiniḥśvāsavikampitotpalaṃ manoharaṃ kāmaratiprabodhakam
niśāsu hṛṣṭā saha kāmibhiḥ striyaḥ pibanti madyaṃ madanīyamuttamam //

apagatamadarāgā yoṣidekā prabhāte kṛtanibiḍakucāgrā patyurāliṅganena
priyatamaparibhuktaṃ vīkṣamāṇā svadehaṃ vrajati śayanavāsādvāsamanyaṃ hasantī //

agurusurabhidhūpāmoditaṃ keśapāśaṃ galitakusumamālaṃ kuñcitāgraṃ vahantī
tyajati gurunitambā nimnanābhiḥ sumadhyā uṣasi śayanamanyā kāminī cāruśobhām //

kanakakamalakāntaiś cārutāmrādharoṣṭhaiḥ śravaṇataṭaniṣaktaiḥ pāṭalopāntanetraiḥ
uṣasi vadanabimbairaṃsasaṃsaktakeśaiḥ śriya iva gṛhamadhye saṃsthitā yoṣito 'dya //

pṛthujaghanabharārtāḥ kiṃcidānamramadhyāḥ stanabharaparikhedānmandamandaṃ vrajantyaḥ
suratasamayaveṣaṃ naiśamāśu prahāya dadhati divasayogyaṃ veśamanyāstaruṇyaḥ //

nakhapadacitabhāgān vīkṣamāṇāḥ stanāntān adharakisalayāgraṃ dantabhinnaṃ spṛśantyaḥ
abhimatarataveṣaṃ nandayantyastaruṇyaḥ saviturudayakāle bhūṣayantyānanāni //

pracuraguḍavikāraḥ svāduśālīkṣuramyaḥ prabalasuratakelirjātakandarpadarpaḥ
priyajanarahitānāṃ citasaṃtāpahetuḥ śiśirasamaya eṣa śreyase vo 'stu nityam //