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The Twenty-Eighth Chapter.
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This ocean, attracting the river-women with their beauty, and embracing them again and again with its waves, whose garments of water are somewhat loosened, never becomes satisfied with enjoyment, for the very lustful never becomes satisfied in this world. ||190||
These shores, which have been cleansed by the sprinkling of water from the clouds, and which are constantly adorned with the gifts of flowers falling from the creepers, and which are fit for the enjoyment of the gods, are here adorned with waves that rise up in a scattered manner. ||191||
In this forest, filled with flowers, which laughs at the beauty of the gardens of heaven, the wind blows gently from the edge of the forest of Mandara trees, and the celestial nymphs, who have begun to sing a little, walk gracefully along the shores of the ocean, lifting and placing their feet. ||192||
Here, a large fish, born in this water, is coming quickly from afar to attack other fish born in this water, despising them. And another large fish, swallowing the large fish like mountains, stands ready to fight with the first large fish. ||193||
Here, this serpent is dragging a large fish from the water to the land, and is holding it firmly with the desire to fight. But even though he is strong, he cannot conquer, for there is no victory for equals in battle, and there is no other course of action for equals in this world. ||194||
Seeing the shining golden places, this herd of deer, fearing a fire, is running very quickly back to the shore, towards the earth. ||189||