Srngaramanjari Katha

SR No.: 002914
Original Sutra Author: Bhojdev
Author: Kalpalata K Munshi
Publisher: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
Publication Year: 1959
Total Pages: 312
Language: Sanskrit, Hindi
Classification: Book_Devnagari & Literature
File Size: 21 MB

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hands and thighs, and tearing away a crop of her hair he went away. When through the maids the bawd came to know that the famous (courtesan) who was in the favour of the king and was a worshipper in the temple was thus mutilated, with her hair dishevelled she started abusing. MALAYASUNDARI gave up the child and covering herself with a coverlet she lay on the bed. Taking her lock of hair, crying and abusing the bawd came to inform the king who was in the court. The king was very angry and said: "DHOŅDHĀ, do you know who is the man and where he is now?" And DHONDHA replied: "Sire, so many come and go during the night that they cannot be recognized". To her the king said: "Tell the police-officer to find out who had slept there during the night." Then PRATAPASIMHA who was in the court got up and said: "Sire, I had slept there. But be kind to call MALAYASUNDARĪ here. I shall speak in front of her so that untruth may not be spoken.” When the king summoned MALAYASUNDARI twice or thrice, then covering her body and with her face hung in shame she came to the assembly hall. When she came PRATĀPASIMHA said: "When I went to her, at the very first sight I fell in love with her. I cannot describe it ..............
the event of the night. (81) When she answered that the child was her he could not tolerate it and he injured her. It was all done out of his deep attachment for her and the king could do what was fit. The king was pleased with him and gave him gifts. She became an object of ridicule. When men are insulted they punish thus. THUS ENDS THE ELEVENTH TALE OF MALAYASUNDARI IN THE ŚRNGARAMANJARIKATAHA COMPOSED BY MAHĀRAJADHIRAJA-PARAMEŚVARA-ŚRĪBHOJADEVA.
THE TWELFTH TALE OF PAMARĀKA "Enmity with rogues should never be unnecessarily created"; (The thread of the entire story is lost in the fragments) (82-83).
(84) "Therefore daughter, one should not practice heresy with the clever. When practised it should be completely accomplished, otherwise one becomes an object of ridicule.” THUS ENDS THE TWELFTH TALE OF PAMARAKA IN THE ŚRŃGARAMANJARIKATHA COMPOSED BY MAHARAJADHIRAJA-PARAMESVARA-ŚRĪBHOJADEVA.
THE THIRTEENTH TALE OF MÜLADEVA Moreover, my child, love should always be protected. It is threefold, one born on hearing, one on sight and the third on union,