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582. Completely enraptured :
Oh friend, I do not (at all) know what are those special (extraordinary) charming qualities possessed by the Kunda creeper, in consequence of which the bees swarm (or speed) towards it to drink it just with their eyes (forgetting to drink it with their mouths).
583. Cupid's armoury :
The God of love (i.e. Cupid) dwells with his entire) weapons in perfect fighting trim, in beloved women, when, at the time of practising inverted coitus, their thighs tremble slightly, their eyes are closed and their tresses dangle (or flutter) about in disarray.
584. Eye-sore :
Whatever is not agreeable to you, all that I refrain from doing, because it is in my hands (not to do it). But, oh charming one, if I myself am not agreeable to you (i.e. if I am an eye-sore to you), is it in my hands (to avoid it ) ?
585. Nectar of the lower lip :
I think, the gods did not at all know (or taste) the nectar of the lower lip of my dearest beloved, and therefore they took the trouble of lifting up (or churning out) the nectar from the (milk-) ocean.
586. Beauty queen :
Let the daughter of the farmer alone be entitled to the status (or distinction) of a beautiful woman, because she has turned all people in the village into gods looking at her with winkless eyes.
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587. Ingratitute :
If in the case of lamps (paiva-pradipa), their faces (i.e. the tips of their wicks) become darkened (because of the formation of soot), even though they are (richly) fed with oil and are made privy to all undertakings (carried out at night), what can one say then about hostile people (paiva-pratipa), if their faces become darkened (with malice), even though they are extremely fondled with affection and taken into confidence (or consulted in all undertakings?
588. Missing in the manuscripts.
589. Love versus pragmatism:
Why do you say to me, oh friends "Do not court death. You will see him if you continue to live"? That is the voice (or counsel) of business-instinct (i.e. of cool calculating pragmatism) and not at all the way of (emotion-packed) love.
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