Gahakoso Part 2

Author(s): Madhav Vasudev Patvardhan, Dalsukh Malvania, H C Bhayani
Publisher: B L Institute of Indology

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542. Triangle of love:
Oh foolish heart, you will have to face (or endure) even some other (worse) thing (or suffering) (i. e. even death). Do not despair because of the present (minor) sorrow. Oh you, aspiring to get the love of a person who is attached to another (woman), of what moment is the present sorrow (of mere separation) to you?
543. Strange logic:
"Oh miscreant (or villain), she to whom you are hateful is extremely dear (to you)", thinking thus the wanton woman does not trust her wicked heart (to entertain hatred for her beloved as it is full of love for him).
544. Right to live:
Granted, oh charming one, that she shines because of her amiable qualities and her beauty. Granted that I am devoid of all good qualities. Should (then) every one who is not similar to her (straight away) die (ie. court death)?
545. Housewife :
Only those are (real) housewives, who know (i.e. constantly keep before their eyes) what is there and what is not there in the house (or what is beneficial and what is not beneficial to the family) and what conduces to the sorrows and joys of the family. The others only lead men to ruin and decay.
546. Housewife :
To meet reproaches with (friendly or genial) smiles, insulting (annoying) remarks with kindly (or polite) service and wranglings with (silent) tears, that is the way of noble women (or good housewives.)
547. Elementary courtesy:
Well may one not exchange words (with another man's wife like me) considering that that would be disapproved (or resented) by people. Who, however, would not cast a (mere) glance on (even) an enemy appearing in front of him?
548. Hypocrisy :
"Do you think that every woman who dwindles in her body does so because of you, since you are asking me smilingly (about the cause of my emaciation, though you know it very well)? That is quite normal in my case in summer". Saying so she began straight away to weep violently.
549. Love alone makes one happy :
He whose beloved is entirely submissive to his will (or dedicated to him), considers himself to be fortunate even in adverse circumstances. But he who is forsaken by his beloved is unfortunate, even if he is the master of the world.