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Thirty-fourth Chapter
376. It is indeed fitting that she, by virtue of her own good fortune, should be pleased to see all the kings. For just as the valor of men who have conquered their enemies is praiseworthy, so too is the good fortune of women.
28. Then, at the behest of the Kankuci, the young woman, having attracted the hearts of those kings by her playful glances, descended from the palace.
286. Wherever her gaze fell, it seemed to be fixed there. And those kings, seeing her descend, were filled with sorrow.
27. Then, she mounted a chariot adorned with golden tassels and driven by horses, its sound a symphony of tinkling bells.
28. Its banners, like flames leaping up, seemed to be constantly negating the ugly and calling out to the beautiful.
28. Once again, like the knowledge of Cupid, dear to the heart, she appeared, radiant with the brilliance of pearl ornaments, like a creeper of lightning in the autumn sky.
26. She was being fanned by pure white chamaras, vying with the moon in brilliance, and these chamaras, from afar, seemed to be constantly dispelling the defects in the eyes of the people.
26. Though Cupid had been rejected before, he was now accepted by her. For wise men, even when they have rejected something, accept it again when it serves their purpose.
262. Cupid, like a demon, entered all her limbs at once, and at his will, he manifested the emotions of her eyebrows, eyes, and mouth.
26. "If I had a body," thought Cupid, "would I be able to achieve oneness with this beautiful woman? Would I be able to enter her body?" Thus, even though he was bodiless, he considered his bodilessness to be a good thing.
264. She, the goddess of fortune, became the object of all desires, and Cupid, with his playful glances, enjoyed her. Having rejected all bodies, she would now achieve victory.
283. Who would not be happy at this?
284. It is fitting that the beautiful Sulochana, by virtue of her own good fortune, should be pleased to see all the kings who had come to her. For just as the valor of men who have conquered their enemies is praiseworthy, so too is the good fortune of women.
285. Then, at the behest of the Kankuci, the young woman, having attracted the hearts of those kings by her playful glances, descended from the palace.
286. Wherever her gaze fell, it seemed to be fixed there. And those kings, seeing her descend, were filled with sorrow.
287-290. Then, she mounted a chariot adorned with golden tassels and driven by horses, its sound a symphony of tinkling bells. Its banners, like flames leaping up, seemed to be constantly negating the ugly and calling out to the beautiful. Once again, like the knowledge of Cupid, dear to the heart, she appeared, radiant with the brilliance of pearl ornaments, like a creeper of lightning in the autumn sky. She was being fanned by pure white chamaras, vying with the moon in brilliance, and these chamaras, from afar, seemed to be constantly dispelling the defects in the eyes of the people.
291. Though Cupid had been rejected before, he was now accepted by her. For wise men, even when they have rejected something, accept it again when it serves their purpose.
292. Cupid, like a demon, entered all her limbs at once, and at his will, he manifested the emotions of her eyebrows, eyes, and mouth.
293. "If I had a body,"