The story of Satyavan's descending down
Upon the World of mortal grips,
Soul, the pious, with Truth divine
Death and ignorance play the whips.
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1. Arousal: When Love First Stirred
It began not with thunder,
Nor with roses strewn in spring—
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In the hush before creation's breath,
When stars were seeds and silence death,
Two forces stirred the cosmic sea—
The flame of war, the kiss of plea.
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