Verse 70

Śataka
Śṛṅgāra Śatakaशृङ्गारशतकम्
Chapter
Description of the Seasonsऋतुवर्णनम्
Chhanda
Rathoddhatāरथोद्धता

[shringara-70]

तावदेव कृतिनामपि स्फुरत्येष निर्मलविवेकदीपकःयावदेव न कुरङ्गचक्षुषां ताइयते चटुललोचनाञ्चलैः ॥७०॥

tāvadeva kṛtināmapi sphuratyeṣa nirmalavivekadīpakaḥyāvadeva na kuraṅgacakṣuṣāṃ tāiyate caṭulalocanāñcalaiḥ ||70||

Translation

Even for those pious men engaged in the spiritual path, the taintless ‘lamp of discrimination’ keeps burning, only as long as they are not hit by the sharp edged restless glances coming from the deer-eyed girls. ॥ 70 ॥