Verse 32

Śataka
Śṛṅgāra Śatakaशृङ्गारशतकम्
Chapter
Description of the Bliss of Unionसंभोगवर्णनम्
Chhanda
Śārdūlavikrīḍitaशार्दूलविक्रीडित

[shringara-32]

सिद्बाध्यासितकन्दरे हरवृषस्कन्धावरुगणद्रुमेगड्गाधौतशिलातले हिमवतः स्थाने स्थिते श्रेयसिकः कुर्वीत शिरः प्रणाममलिनं म्लानं मनस्वी जनोयदिवत्रस्तकुरङ्गशावनयना न स्युः स्मरास्त्रं स्त्रियः ॥३२॥

sidbādhyāsitakandare haravṛṣaskandhāvarugaṇadrumegaḍgādhautaśilātale himavataḥ sthāne sthite śreyasikaḥ kurvīta śiraḥ praṇāmamalinaṃ mlānaṃ manasvī janoyadivatrastakuraṅgaśāvanayanā na syuḥ smarāstraṃ striyaḥ ||32||

Translation

When there is the excellent land of Himalayas leading to the highest good, where the caves exist sought by the Siddhas; where the tree exists broken by the hump of Shiva’s bull; when the rocks exist drenched by the waves of River Ganges; which brave man will dirty his head by saluting the unworthy king, if the girls with eyes like that of the frightened deer do not act as the weapon of Manmatha?! ॥ 32 ॥