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**Translation:**
192
In the Papapurāṇa
Listen, O Lord! O Supporter of Compassion! O Protector of the Refuge-seekers! Today, without any fault, my mother has driven me out of the house. (197)
Clad in the ochre robe, I shall adopt this conduct of Yours. By Your grace, grant me your approval. (198)
By serving You, both this world and the next are attained by me. (199)
What is that substance among dharma, artha, and kāma, which cannot be obtained from You? You are the treasury of all desires. Due to merit, I have gained sight of You. (200)
Thus speaking, recognizing the understanding of her, the tapasī, scorched by passion, spoke in agitation: (201)
"O Blessed One! Who am I to grant grace? O Excellent One! You alone bestow grace upon me; I shall devote myself to You for as long as I live." (202)
Saying this, she quickly stretched out her arm to embrace him, but the maiden respectfully restrained him with her hand, saying: (203)
"This is not proper; I am a young maiden, and the wedding gateway is visible. Go into this house and ask my mother." (204)
She is indeed compassionate like Your intellect; please make her happy, and she will certainly give me to you." (205)
Thus urged by Nāgadatta, he went to the courtesan's house after sunset, placing his feet awkwardly. (206)
His senses were captivated by passion, and he had no idea like an elephant entering a snare. (207)
Truly, it is the case that a man blinded by passion neither hears, nor smells, nor sees, nor knows the touch of another, nor fears, nor feels shame. (208)
It is astonishing, for like a blind man who falls into a pit full of snakes and suffers pain and distress, in the same manner, this man driven by desire falls into pain and distress, full of delusion. (209)
After that, the tapasī bowed his head at the feet of the courtesan and immediately, as previously indicated, the king entered. (210)
1. Vittv vah (M.); 2. Viśāradā (M.); 3. Pṛcchāva (M.); 4. Tatkathā (M.); 5. Viśatvārī (M.); Dishanvāri (K.); 6. Ācārya (M. B.).
(Note: Since the text contains numerous Sanskrit terms and phrases integral to its meaning, I have retained them in the translation.)