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Adipurana
Just as the rays of the sun, emanating from the east, illuminate all directions with their brilliance, so too did the king, Akampan, the foremost of the Nath dynasty, beget a thousand sons, who, like the sun, subdued the directions with their radiance. || 133 || Surrounded by these sons, named Hemaangad, Suketu, Shrikant, and others, the king shone brightly, like Indra surrounded by his celestial attendants. || 134 || Just as the rivers Ganga and Sindhu flow from the Himalayas and the lotus respectively, so too were born two daughters, Sulochana and Lakshmimati, from the king Akampan and queen Suprabha, both possessing auspicious qualities. || 135 || Sulochana, like Lakshmi herself, was a delight to behold, her beauty enhanced by her artistic skills, like the moon in its full glory. || 136 || Just as the full moon night enhances the beauty of the moon's rays, so too did the nurse, Sumitra, nurture the exquisite beauty of Sulochana. || 137 || The color red, or 'raga', found its abode in Sulochana's lotus feet, making it 'ragi', or imbued with the color red. Indeed, who would not be attracted to their rightful place? || 138 || It is a wonder that the moon-like radiance of her nails, constantly dwelling on her lotus feet, continued to delight all the 'kuvalaya', or white lotuses, or the entire earth. || 139 || Her toes, adorned with the brilliance of her nails, seemed to have been placed by Kamadeva himself, as if to signify the ten 'vegas' (impulses) of love. || 140 || Jayakumar, who was revered by all, was also born to them. What is the lotus that is not adorned by the beauty of her lotus feet? || 141 ||
Just as women who give birth to excellent sons are also beloved, so too are they. || 132 ||