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## 304] [Prajñāpanasūtra [Pr.] Bhagavan! Is the taste of Krishna-leshyā like this? [U.] Gautama! This meaning is not valid. Krishna-leshyā is even more unpleasant, more acrid, more disagreeable, more unpalatable, and extremely undesirable in taste than these (above-mentioned substances). 1234. Gola-leshyā was asked. Gotama! Is it like the taste of Bhūgī (a type of intoxicating plant), or Bhāgī (plant) seed (dust), or Pāṭhā (a type of plant), or Chavitā, or Chitramūlaka (plant), or Pippalimūla (Piper longum root), or Pippala (Piper longum), or Pippala powder, or Mirī (pepper), or Mirī powder, or Śṛngabera (ginger), or Śṛngabera powder? Would it be like that? Gotama! This meaning is not valid. Gola-leshyā is said to be even more undesirable than all these. [1234 Pr.] Bhagavan! How is the taste of Nīla-leshyā? [1234 U.] Gautama! Like the taste of Bhūgī (a type of intoxicating plant), or Bhāgī (plant) seed (dust), or Pāṭhā (a type of plant), or Chavitā, or Chitramūlaka (plant), or Pippalimūla (Piper longum root), or Pippala (Piper longum), or Pippala powder, or Mirī (pepper), or Mirī powder, or Śṛngabera (ginger), or Śṛngabera powder; (the taste of Nīla-leshyā is said to be like the taste of all these). [Pr.] Bhagavan! Is the taste of Nīla-leshyā like this? [U.] Gautama! This meaning is not valid. Nīla-leshyā is said to be even more unpleasant, more acrid, more disagreeable, more unpalatable, and extremely undesirable in taste than these. 1235. Kāu-leshyā was asked. Gotama! Is it like the taste of Āmbā (mango), or Āmbāḍagāṇa (mango fruits), or Māulugaṇa (a type of fruit), or Billāṇa (Aegle marmelos fruit), or Kaviṭṭhāṇa (a type of fruit), or Bhaṭṭāṇa (a type of fruit), or Phaṇasāṇa (jackfruit), or Dāli māṇa (pomegranate), or Parevayāṇa (a type of fruit), or Akkhoḍāṇa (a type of fruit), or Porāṇa (a type of fruit), or Borāṇa (a type of fruit), or Tenduyaṇa (a type of fruit), or fruits that are unripe, or fruits that are not ripe, or fruits that are small in size, or fruits that have a weak smell, or fruits that have a weak taste? Would it be like that? Gotama! This meaning is not valid. Kāu-leshyā is said to be even more undesirable than all these. [1235 Pr.] Bhagavan! How is the taste of Kāpota-leshyā? [1235 U.] Gotama! Like the taste of Āmbā (mango), or Āmbāḍagāṇa (mango fruits), or Māulugaṇa (a type of fruit), or Billāṇa (Aegle marmelos fruit), or Kaviṭṭhāṇa (a type of fruit), or Bhaṭṭāṇa (a type of fruit), or Phaṇasāṇa (jackfruit), or Dāli māṇa (pomegranate), or 1. Variant reading - In the Śrījīvavijaya-kṛta Stabaka, instead of 'Bhaṭṭāṇa', the variant reading is 'Macchāṇa', which is interpreted as the fruit of the Barch tree. In the Śrī Dhanavimalagani-kṛta Stabaka, the variant reading is 'Bhavāṇa', which is interpreted as ripe grapes. -San.