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JAIN RAMAYAN
ing this severe pain ? Alas! Why are you wasting your unexampled beauty and tender grace in this manner? What is the benefit you get from those accomplishments to attain which you are carrying these austere endeavours not caring even to glance at our fascinating grace and beauty ? Oh! You mad fellows, at least, once you glance at us. We are angelic beings of extraordinary beauty and we are ready to surrender ourselves body and soul at your feet and to be yours for ever and for ever. Oh you who have stolen our hearts ! Come on and bind us in your warm embraces. We will all join together and like spirits, we shall fly and visit all the beautiful places in the three worlds; and let us enjoy physical and sensual pleasures for ages and ages, and spend our lives in nameless felicities. Why do you waste your youth thus ? Let us gather roses while we may. In delay there lies no bliss; Come kiss us and enjoy the sweetness of bliss !"
But all their efforts were in vain; absolutely in vain. All their efforts to disturb the meditation of the princes; and to attract their attention totally failed. All their entreaties and amorous advances and their passionate appeals failed to attract the attention of the youngsters. They were as silent and still and unresponsive as stone-images. The agitation of the Devanganas knew no bounds. Repeatedly, they continued to make entreaties; but the princes did not budge even an inch.
A single palm cannot by itself produce a clapping noise. Clapping needs two palms. The one-sided ardour of the Devanganas was of no use. They felt baulked. Then, Anadrutdev decided to test the princes, himself.
He spoke in a voice that was more stolid than the Meru mountain. "Oh you ignorant boys! Why have you undertaken this painful and futile endeavour ? I think some villain, with an evil intention, has beguiled you into this fruitless, futile but painful endeavour only to punish you. Go away. Run away from here. Go home and render devoted service to your father
and mother. That will surely bring you some auspicious fruit. · These tender and youthful bodies of yours are not to be wasted
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| SR No. | 002021 |
| Book Title | Jain Ramayana Part 1 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Bhadraguptasuri |
| Publisher | Vishvakalyan Prakashan Trust Mehsana |
| Publication Year | 2000 |
| Total Pages | 452 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English, Mythology, & Story |
| File Size | 21 MB |