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धर्मः कचित्तन्त्र न भूतसौहृदं

त्याग: क्वचित्तत्र न मुक्तिकारणम् ।

क्वचिच्चिरायुर्न हि शीलमङ्गलम्

सुमङ्गलः कश्च न काङ्क्षते हि माम् ॥'
 
SL
 

"There is Dharma in a place, but no

friendliness to beings; sacrifice there is

in some one, but not as means for self-

deliverance. Somewhere, there is long

life, but the auspiciousness of character

is absent. (Alas !) that some one who is

perfectly auspicious does not desire me."
 

 
एवं विमृश्याव्यभिचारिस द्गणैः

ञेव्रे मुकुन्दं निरपेक्षमीप्सितम् ॥
 

Thus discriminating, Lakshmi chose

Hari as Her desired Lord, because of his

excellences being invariably existent,

though He Himself was indifferent.
 

 
तस्यांसदेश उशतीं नवकञ्जमालां

माद्यन्मधुव्रतवरूथगिरोपघुष्टाम् ।

तस्थौ निधाय निकटे जनको जनन्या

वक्षो निवासमकरोत्परमं विभूतेः ॥