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cool canopy, cause one to faint when it entwines a poison tree ? Just as a lotus plant radiates beautifully when the rays of the sun fall on it, even so do you, O lucky one, when he (Aniruddha) holds you by the hand. Today you are united with this handsome Aniruddha. Who will not be fascinated by the Vaidarbhi style comingled with the Sệngāra rasa (Erotic sentiment)? Just as the lightning accompanied by a dark cloud shines even so, o damsel, you look beautiful when accompanied by Aniruddha. Aniruddha (lit., the son of Krsna's daughter-in-law) alone is, o graceful woman, a match for you; just as the braided and knotted hair (kaparda) of Śiva (lit. name of Śiva, as holding a trident) alone is suited to the crescent moon. Let the first embrace of you both, delayed by coyness and incited by curiosity be an up and down affair like a swingsport ! Let him kiss your red-lipped mouth turned (through shyness) towards the shoulder like a bee kissing a lotus turned back by a breeze at dawn ! With your delightful silence you will fascinate the heart of your warbling spouse as a mango tree in blossom captivates a warbling cuckoo. You will ward off his hand creeping towards the knot of your garment like the river that wards off the branch of a cane-plant by her wave. Thus the damsels who could not keep the conversation
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