na dhyātaṃ padamīśvarasya vidhivatsaṃsāravichChittayē
svargadvārakapāṭapāṭanapaṭurdharmō’pi nōpārjitaḥ ।
nārīpīnapayōdharōruyugalā svapnē’pi nāliṅgitaṃ
mātuḥ kēvalamēva yauvanavanachChēdē kuṭhārā vayam ॥ 01 ॥
jalpanti sārdhamanyēna paśyantyanyaṃ savibhramāḥ ।
hṛdayē chintayantyanyaṃ na strīṇāmēkatō ratiḥ ॥ 02 ॥
yō mōhānmanyatē mūḍhō raktēyaṃ mayi kāminī ।
sa tasyā vaśagō bhūtvā nṛtyēt krīḍāśakuntavat ॥ 03 ॥
kō’rthānprāpya na garvitō viṣayiṇaḥ kasyāpadō’staṃ gatāḥ
strībhiḥ kasya na khaṇḍitaṃ bhuvi manaḥ kō nāma rājapriyaḥ ।
kaḥ kālasya na gōcharatvamagamat kō’rthī gatō gauravaṃ
kō vā durjanadurgamēṣu patitaḥ kṣēmēṇa yātaḥ pathi ॥ 04 ॥
na nirmitō na chaiva na dṛṣṭapūrvō
na śrūyatē hēmamayaḥ kuraṅgaḥ ।
tathā’pi tṛṣṇā raghunandanasya
vināśakālē viparītabuddhiḥ ॥ 05 ॥
guṇairuttamatāṃ yāti nōchchairāsanasaṃsthitāḥ ।
prāsādaśikharasthō’pi kākaḥ kiṃ garuḍāyatē ॥ 06 ॥
guṇāḥ sarvatra pūjyantē na mahatyō’pi sampadaḥ ।
pūrṇēnduḥ kiṃ tathā vandyō niṣkalaṅkō yathā kṛśaḥ ॥ 07 ॥
parairuktaguṇō yastu nirguṇō’pi guṇī bhavēt ।
indrō’pi laghutāṃ yāti svayaṃ prakhyāpitairguṇaiḥ ॥ 08 ॥
vivēkinamanuprāptā guṇā yānti manōjñatām ।
sutarāṃ ratnamābhāti chāmīkaraniyōjitam ॥ 09 ॥
guṇaiḥ sarvajñatulyō’pi sīdatyēkō nirāśrayaḥ ।
anarghyamapi māṇikyaṃ hēmāśrayamapēkṣatē ॥ 10 ॥
atiklēśēna yaddravyamatilōbhēna yatsukham ।
śatrūṇāṃ praṇipātēna tē hyarthā mā bhavantu mē ॥ 11 ॥
kiṃ tayā kriyatē lakṣmyā yā vadhūriva kēvalā ।
yā tu vēśyēva sāmānyā pathikairapi bhujyatē ॥ 12 ॥
dhanēṣu jīvitavyēṣu strīṣu chāhārakarmasu ।
atṛptāḥ prāṇinaḥ sarvē yātā yāsyanti yānti cha ॥ 13 ॥
kṣīyantē sarvadānāni yajñahōmabalikriyāḥ ।
na kṣīyatē pātradānamabhayaṃ sarvadēhinām ॥ 14 ॥
tṛṇaṃ laghu tṛṇāttūlaṃ tūlādapi cha yāchakaḥ ।
vāyunā kiṃ na nītō’sau māmayaṃ yāchayiṣyati ॥ 15 ॥
varaṃ prāṇaparityāgō mānabhaṅgēna jīvanāt ।
prāṇatyāgē kṣaṇaṃ duḥkhaṃ mānabhaṅgē dinē dinē ॥ 16 ॥
priyavākyapradānēna sarvē tuṣyanti jantavaḥ ।
tasmāttadēva vaktavyaṃ vachanē kā daridratā ॥ 17 ॥
saṃsārakaṭuvṛkṣasya dvē phalē’mṛtōpamē ।
subhāṣitaṃ cha susvādu saṅgatiḥ sajjanē janē ॥ 18 ॥
janma janma yadabhyastaṃ dānamadhyayanaṃ tapaḥ ।
tēnaivā’bhyāsayōgēna dēhī chābhyasyatē punaḥ ॥ 19 ॥
pustakasthā tu yā vidyā parahastagataṃ dhanam ।
kāryakālē samutpannē na sā vidyā na taddhanam ॥ 20 ॥