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APRIL, 1982
Female
companions : We shall, we shall
Rajimati
decorate you
[Since] thou art the golden curve of the moon
in the blue sky.
We shall encircle your coif
with a string of blossoms, Adorn your ears with Siris, The arms with Mallika And shall paint your breasts
with pollen of flowers. Attaching to your girdle
the bluebell showers Shall give scarlet paints to your feet.
When thou wilt stand at his left in bridal attire
With steps light and soft
Will seem like a creeper of golden fire Entwining a Tamala tree
that stands aloft.
: What a tremor of sweet anticipation In my limbs,
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[The female companions are acting as if they are adorning Rajimati]
What an intense expectation.
Why this tearful emotion,
Why a flood of joyous passion ?
[Suddenly she feels startled]
But what is this
Why my right arm is shaking? Why the Mallilka blossoms are falling? Some inauspicious Rahu1
Seems has flown anew
to devour the full moon Crossing the limits of the sky.
1 The ascending node, a demon's head said to be the cause of eclipse.
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