Verse 17

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In plain words

Red-gold with his piled locks, the moon’s thin crescent set on his brow like a jewel; beautiful past any shoreline, lovely in every detail; Kāmeśvara, marked by Kāma’s bow; the witness of everything there is — beyond the darkness.

Close to the Sanskrit

Ruddy with matted locks, wearing the moon's crescent as his brow-ornament, delightful with the countless strokes of an overflowing loveliness, Kāmeśvara, bearing the mark of Kāma's bow, the witness of all — beyond darkness.