Vasudevahimdi Madhyama Khanda Part 1

SR No.: 002648
Original Sutra Author: Dharmdas Gani
Author: H C Bhayani, R M Shah
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad
Publication Year: 1987
Total Pages: 422
Language: Sanskrit, English
Classification: Book_Devnagari & Literature
File Size: 22 MB

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Vasudevahimdı : Majjhima-khanhda
hands gently shampooing his feet. V. got awake and found that it was the Vidyadhara Candrātapa, who gave him Gews about Prabhanjana, Vayuratha and Lalitavega. He also told him how he had approached Kanakavatı at Pithapura, showed her V.'s picture and bad bow brought her message for V., requesting him to attend her Svayamvara. So V., Kosala, Pota aud others started towards Pitbapura (p. 218).
The Royal Jester suggested that when V. was to be present at the Sva. yamvara, it was quite pointless for the king and others to attend it as aspirants. The party reached Pathapura. Haricandra received them duly. They encamped in the Lakşmiramana park, where there was also the sbrine of Lord Nami, as a memorial to bis having used the place as the Sermon Ground.
V. was witnossing the great commotion due to arrival of various prioces, when God Kubera arrived in the park with his retinue in aa acrial car. He called V. add commanded bim to go to Kanakavatı 48 his messenger to tell her to choose him (i.e.Kubera) in the Svayamvara. Due to Kubera's divine powers, V. would not be seen or stopped in his mission by anybody in the royal apartments except Kapakavati. V. put on soiled clothes and proceeded to carry out his mission (p. 221).
V, reached the royal palace. He crossed seven apartments one after another, with their respective floors polished and coloured like oil, curds, milk, water, cmerald, lotus and conch-shell; occupied by groups of ser. van-maids engaged in practisiog drama, daoce, song and music and containing various stores of cosily household articles like clothes, ornaments, gold, gems, utensils, furnishings etc. The palace was an architectural and sculptural wonder. Coming to know that Kapakavatı was in the Pramada parla attached to the royal palace, V. entered the park, climbed to the seventh floor of the beautiful building and saw Kanakavati sitting on a golden seat. She was looking attentively at the portrait of some man in a painting hold in her hand. She saw V, as he entered the room (pp. 222-227).
Her glance darted from the portrait to the visitor and from the visitor to the portrait, comparing the two. She welcomed bim with great emotion.