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## The Eighth Canto
He who followed the outcome in accordance with the Srimat, and who, by contemplation, was called Manu, due to his pursuit of human goals. ||1||
The Kalpavriksha-like palace, which had been destroyed in the middle of the southern Bharat, was no more. But the Kalpavriksha-like palace of King Nabhiraj, made of earth, remained. ||2||
That palace, known as Sarvatobhadra, had golden pillars, walls made of various gems, and was adorned with garlands of topaz, coral, and pearls. It had eighty-one sections and was decorated with forts, wells, and gardens. ||3-4||
That ruler, Nabhiraj, by his influence, was alone surrounded by many Kalpavriksha trees and resided in the middle of the earth, in his own place. ||5||
Then, the queen of King Nabhiraj was named Marudevi. She was born in a pure lineage and was as dear to King Nabhiraj as Indrani is to Indra. ||6||
Her two raised feet, with their shining nails, seemed to rise upwards as if desiring to see her forehead. ||7||
Her two feet, with their raised tips, were even, smooth, slender, and with their reddish nails, they produced the beauty of the Kuruvaka on the floor. ||8||
Her finger-like buds were close together, her ankles were hidden, and her feet, like those of a tortoise, were raised, as if floating in a sea of radiance. ||9||
Her feet, marked with beautiful fish and conch shells, were only touched by her husband's touch during play, and were then connected with sweat. ||10||
Her two thighs, with their sequential roundness, devoid of hair and veins, were filled with the essence of beauty, like two quivers of Kamadeva. ||11||
Her two soft knees, with their hidden joints, gave pleasure to her husband's limbs with their soft touch. ||12||
The banana-like pillars, the rough hands of the elephants, even though they had the quality of circumference, were all inferior to her. ||13||