________________ - Translation and with her mind deligheted bowed down to his feet with (great) devotion. (182) Then the preceptor, also, whose mind was full of compassion, expounded, in a voice as profound as the ( roaring of a ) cloud full of water, the fruit (i. e. the good result) of (prectising) religion thus : (183) *. "The excellent birth as a human being, (and there too) a noble family, and a good form (with all the parts of the body complete and fully developed), good fortune, ( good ) health, long (lit. not insignificant) life, prosperity (riches etc. ), increase ( in the family etc. ), lordship (over others), and fam9,-these things are obtained by the 'jivas' by virtue of merit ( punya )" (184) : After this sermon the preceptor asked Mayana with whom he was familiar, "Oh child I who is this blessed man who has got excellent marks ('lakshana', on his body ) and who is possessed of good merits." (185) Mayana, with tears in her eyes, revealed ( to him ) her whole account and requested : "Oh lord ! (except this) I have got no other misery whatsoever. (186) "This only is the greatest misery that these
