कनकधारास्तोत्रं सानुवादम् /33

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urasi murārer upahitahāre ghana iva taralabalāke,
taṭid iva pīte rativiparīte rājasi sukṛitavipāke, Gita-
govinda.
 
urasi murārer upahitahāre ghana iva taralabalāke,
taṭid iva pite rativiparite rājasi sukritavipake, Gita-
govinda.
 

 
7. Kāmapradā bhagavato'pi, that the beauty of Śrī

could excite the passion of even the Lord is no

wonder, as Kālidāsa would describe the beauty of

Pārvatī, created to perfection in every limb and

putting to shame even Rati, as reassuring Cupid of

his success over even the peak of the self-control-

led, Lord SŚiva himself: tām vikshya sarvaīkshya sarvāvayavān-
avadyām rater api hri
avadyām rater api hrīpadam ādadhānām, jitendriye
su
śūlini pushpaketuḥ svakarmasiddhim punar āśaśa-

msa, Kumaārasambhava 3,57.
 

 
8. Yatprabhāvāt manmathena padam praptam tad
viāptam tad
vīkshaṇārdham, that by the power of the side
long glances of Sri
long glances of Śrī, Cupid could get a hold on

Hari, is answered in Damodaragupta's description

of how from his abode in the beautiful side glances

of loving damsels Cupid gets a hold on the lovers

sa jayati sanṅkalpabhavo ratimukhaśatapatrachum-
banabhramarah, yasyānuku
banabhramaraḥ, yasyānukūlalanānayanāntavilocha-

nam vasatihḥ, Kuttaniṭṭanīmata.
 

 
9. Dayānupavano nayanambuvaāmbuvāhaḥ the gust of the

compassion of Śrī propelling her laden cloud-like

glances to rain prosperity is after the well known
mode of the movement of clouds as in the line

mode of the movement of clouds as in the line
adres śrinṛiṅgam harati pavanaḥ kimsvid ityunmukhi
ī
bhiḥ vikshyamanahīkshyamāṇaḥ, Meghaduūta, 1, 14, where

Kalidāsa compares the large laden cloud to the
ālidāsa compares the large laden cloud to the
peak of a mountain which almost appears to be

pushed along by the wind.