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Caitanya-caritāmṛta 10.21

priyeṇa saṅgrathya vipakṣa-sannidhāv upāhitāṁ vakṣasi pīvara-stanī srajaṁ na kācid vijahau jalāvilāṁ vasanti hi premṇi guṇā na vastuni
[priyena sangrathya vipaksha-sannidhaav upaahitaam vakshasi peevara-stanee srajam na kaachid vijahau jalaavilaam vasanti hi premni gunaa na vastuni]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
priyeṇa saṅgrathya vipakṣa-sannidhāv upāhitāṁ vakṣasi pīvara-stanī srajaṁ na kācid vijahau jalāvilāṁ vasanti hi premṇi guṇā na vastuni
“A dear lover strung a garland and placed it on the shoulder of his beloved in the presence of her co-wives. She had raised breasts and was very beautiful, yet although the garland was tainted with mud, she did not reject it, for its value lay not in material things but in love.”

This is a verse from the Kirātārjunīya, by Bhāravī.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
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