शरदुदाशये साधुजातसत्- सरसिजोदरश्रीमुषा दृशा । सुरतनाथ तेऽशुल्कदासिका वरद निघ्नतो नेह किं वध: ॥ २ ॥
śarad-udāśaye sādhu-jāta-sat- sarasijodara-śrī-muṣā dṛśā surata-nātha te ’śulka-dāsikā vara-da nighnato neha kiṁ vadhaḥ
- śarat
- of the autumn season
- uda-āśaye
- in the reservoir of water
- sādhu
- excellently
- jāta
- grown
- sat
- fine
- sarasi-ja
- of the lotus flowers
- udara
- in the middle
- śrī
- the beauty
- muṣā
- which excels
- dṛśā
- with Your glance
- surata-nātha
- O Lord of love
- te
- Your
- aśulka
- acquired without payment
- dāsikāḥ
- maidservants
- vara-da
- O giver of benedictions
- nighnataḥ
- for You who are killing
- na
- not
- iha
- in this world
- kim
- why
- vadhaḥ
- murder
O Lord of love, in beauty Your glance excels the whorl of the finest, most perfectly formed lotus within the autumn pond. O bestower of benedictions, You are killing the maidservants who have given themselves to You freely, without any price. Isn’t this murder?