Shyāma ke kandhe sughara nihāra.

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2Shyāma ke kandhe sughara nihāra.

3sundara kandha suḍaula siṁhahūṁ, kandha lajāvana hāra.

4kandhoṁ ke nīche janu jaladhara, nīlakaṇṭha chhavidāra.

5usameṁ chamachama kaustubha maṇi kī, chamaka chamaka balihāra.

6puni gara raṅga biraṅge ratnana, maṇi muktana ko hāra.

7kou kaṇṭha kou vaksha kou kaṭi, lauṁ kara hāra vihāra.

8puni hārana saṅga guṅja māla duti, indra dhanusha raṅga dhāra.

9lahi ‘Kṛipālu’ vanamāla sugandhani, shambhu samādhi bisāra.

10The graceful broad shoulders of Shyāmasundara have a special elegance.

11They defeat even the pride of a lion’s shoulders in grace. Between His

12shoulders is His blue cloud-like beautiful neck. Brilliance itself appears

13to be pale in comparison to the radiance of the glittering kaustubhamaṇi

14around His neck. There are necklaces of pearls and colourful precious

15stones around His neck. Some necklaces adorn His chest and some go

16right down to His waist. His banamālā (garland of forest flowers) along

17with the various kinds of beautiful necklaces around His neck appear to

18have the lustre of a rainbow. The fragrance from the five kinds of flowers

19in His banamālā (pārijāta, kunda, mandāra, tulasī, etc) makes even Shiva

20lose His trance.