The works of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya

Viṣṇupādādikeśāntastotram

Verse 41

पातात्पातालपातात्पतगपतिगतेर्भ्रूयुगं भुग्नमध्यंयेनेषच्चालितेन स्वपदनियमिताः सासुरा देवसंघाः ।नृत्यल्लालाटरङ्गे रजनिकरतनोरर्धखण्डावदातेकालव्यालद्वयं वा विलसति समया वालिकामातरं नः ॥

In plain words

May the two eyebrow-creepers of the Lord of Lakṣmī protect us—brows that look like quiet swarms of black bees resting as His lotus-eyes close near the crescent moon of His forehead, resembling the bent bow of His sidelong glances aimed at the gods, and ever skilled in showering us with boundless grace.

Close to the Sanskrit

May the two creeper-like eyebrows of the Lord of Lakṣmī protect us—which have the appearance of a swarm of black bees nestled very still, eager for the awakening of the lotus-eyes closing upon seeing the glittering crescent moon of the forehead; and which possess the shadow of a half-bow formed by the glances directed at the hosts of gods, and are skilled in yielding abundant prosperity.