गृहे वसन्तदाहाय रूक्षक्षारविधूसरम् । स्वदेहमिव पञ्चाक्षं पश्येमं प्रघणं मम ॥ २२ ॥
gṛhē vasantadāhāya rūkṣakṣāravidhūsaram | svadēhamiva pañcākṣaṁ paśyēmaṁ praghaṇaṁ mama || 22 ||
Translation
See this porch of mine in the house, grey with the rough ashes of the spring bonfire, with five windows, like my own body with its five senses.
Word by word
- gṛhē
- in the house
- vasanta
- spring
- dāhāya
- of the bonfire
- rūkṣa
- rough
- kṣāra
- with the ashes
- vidhūsaram
- grey
- sva
- own
- dēham
- body
- iva
- like
- pañca
- five
- akṣaṁ
- with windows; senses
- paśya
- see
- imaṁ
- this
- praghaṇaṁ
- porch
- mama
- of mine
Meaning
Both commentaries: the fire lit at the coming of spring (the Holī bonfire) has left the porch grey with ash. Its five windows are like the five senses through which the body looks out, and Līlā loved it as she loved her body. Akṣa means both.