Studies in Jain Literature

SR No.: 001868
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: V M Kulkarni
Publisher: Shardaben Chimanbhai Educational Research Centre
Publication Year: 2001
Total Pages: 114
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, Literature, & Story
File Size: 14 MB

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482 STUDIES IN JAIN LITERATURE and with his slender fingers (not tightly closed) the traveller drinks water for long and the girl makes thinner and thinner the already thin stream of water that she pours in the hollow of his hando. In another gatha the poet beautifully brings out Parvati's 'untutored cleverness' in not allowing Siva to gaze at her unclothed beauty : "In the course of enjoying love's delights Parvati has her garment stripped off; immediately she closes the pair of Siva's eyes with her tender arms, and closes the third eye of Siva by planting a kiss on it." This gatha strongly reminds us of Kalidasa's famous verse from Kumarasambhava92. The poet of this gatha it would seem, has improved upon Kalidasa's lovely description of the situation. In another gatha the poet graphically describes how a cow in the cowshed rubs her eye on the horn of a wicked bull. This description finds a parallel in Kalidasa's picture in sakuntala wherein he desires to represent a doe rubbing her left eye on the horn of a black antelope 93 (ii) From Harivijaya : Anandavardhana cites the following verse from Harivijaya to illustrate a variety of suggestion. Apparently it describes the advent of spring which causes restlessness in the minds of young people : "Madhulaksmi had bedecked her ears with mango sprouts; and her mouth carried the sweet fragrance of wine taken in celebration of the (Spring)festival. Kusumasara (the god of love) caught hold of her face, although not offered (i.e. by force) (in order to kiss it). "Here we have a beautiful samasokti. Bhoja cites the following verses from among many from Harivijaya : The topic of manini (The offended woman) is a popular subject in Sanskrit as well as Prakrit poetry. The offence consists in the faithlessness of her lover. Here are a few verses dealing with a manini : "With a view to giving his beloved (Satyabhama) the highest enjoyment of love's delights, not even conceived of or dreamt of by her, Hari with a smile on his face and with both of his hands holding his mukuta in its place fell at her feet." "Hari in order to appease the anger of his beloved (Satyabhama) fell prostrate at her feet; and what a wonder ! Drops of tears of joy, which welled up in her eyes, and which she did her best to suppress fell on his back."