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Chapter 2: Collection of Examples
A doe deprived of its youth, a parrot bound by a snare. I think she will become compassionate towards the people who are suffering. ||68|| (Pair) If I find her, my beloved with beautiful eyes, alive, then even today I will be satisfied in my household with her. ||69|| Thus, controlling himself with the threads of worry, he became like a wool-gatherer. Without asking the elder sages, he set out. ||70|| He quickly went to the village, a good village, the land of the Rashtrakutas. He stood outside the closed door, near the courtyard. ||71|| A woman with a garland of flowers in her hair, a Brahmin woman, came along with her. Seeing her, the sage bowed to her and she bowed to him. ||72|| The Rashtrakuta, the noble one, asked her, "O blessed one! Is his wife Revati alive or not?" ||73|| She said, "The noble one and Revati are both in distress. A long time will pass for them in distress." ||74|| The sage again asked the son of the noble one, "Is the new bride, the one who was abandoned by Bhavadeva, alive or not?" ||75|| She thought, "This Bhavadeva is surely a fool, a fool from birth. If I tell him about this, he will be angry with me." ||76|| Thinking thus, the son of the noble one Revati said, "Are you Bhavadeva? What are you doing here, ascetic?" ||77|| Bhavadeva said, "You have recognized me well. I am Bhavadeva, the lord of the Nagila life." ||78|| "Then, being prevented by my elder brother, I abandoned her and set out. Even though I didn't want to, I took on this difficult vow. ||79|| Now, my brother is in distress, without a whip. How did Nagila become like this? I want to know that." ||80|| Nagila thought, "He has seen me after a long time. He doesn't recognize me, because of my changed appearance." ||81|| "I will make myself known to him," said Nagila. "I am Nagila, the new bride, the one you abandoned." ||82|| "In all this time, even my youth has passed. What beauty is there in me, O virtuous one? Consider it." ||83|| "Leaving behind the three jewels, which give the fruits of heaven and liberation, do not take me, O great one, who is like a mere ant. ||84|| Do not fall into the terrible hell, which is the result of the weapons of the senses, the arrows of desire. ||85|| You have taken on a vow, disguised by your brother, who is a well-wisher. Do not think that I am not worthy of you, even though you have not attained him, and you are attached to me, a sinner. ||86|| Even today, return to the feet of your guru. Tell him about the sin I have committed because of my attachment to you. ||87|| While Bhavadeva was thus being persuaded by Nagila, a Brahmin boy came there, having eaten payasa. ||88|| He said, "I have eaten the payasa, which is like nectar, today. I will vomit it. Mother, hold the vessel." ||89|| "I have been invited elsewhere, where I will get a gift. I cannot eat the payasa again, because I am going to eat elsewhere." ||90|| "Taking the gift, I have come here again for payasa. I will vomit it myself and eat it myself. What is there in