The Slaying of Śiśupāla 4.58
Sarvaṅkaṣā 4.58
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4.58
paraspareti || yatra puri parasparaspardhīnyahamahamikayānyonyasāmarṣāṇi parārdhyāna śreṣṭhā ni rūpāṇi saundaryāṇi yāsāṃ tāḥ | rūpaṃ svarūpe saundarya iti viśvaḥ | pure bhavāḥ paurāḥ tāḥ striyaḥ paurastriyaḥ | striyāḥ puṃvadityādinā puṃvadbhāvaḥ | vidhāya nirmāya vedhāḥ sraṣṭā śriyo lakṣmīdevyāḥ nirmityā nirmāṇena prāptaṃ yat ghuṇena vajrakīṭena kṣatasyotkīrṇasyaikavarṇasya upamayā sāmyena vācyamapavādaḥ tadalamatyantaṃ tadevamalamivi kecit mamārja ghuṇākṣaravat yādṛcchikamidaṃ śrīdevatāsaundarya śilpaṃ na kauśalamityayaśaḥ kṣālitavānityarthaḥ | anayā cātiśayoktyā paurastrīṇāṃ ramāsamānasaundarya vastu vyajyate |