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Gaüdavaho
155. The same mountain-group, although now lighter on account of their wings being cut off, became heavy for the Lord of snakes (Sesa ), as they helplessly threw down (the full weight) of their bodies.
156. The earth disintegrated, the circle of mountains smashed and the seas pushed far back, the three worlds were (thus ) brought to universal Destruction, as it were, by Indra, longing for peace and stability.
157. A mountain-couple just gives up life, in the blissful satisfaction (ņivvua) for their bodies which could secure a (final) cold embrace, as the (warmth-giving) enfolding wings had been burnt-up.
158. There was then an unending, unbearable family separation for mountains, who, torn asunder (from one another ) hy fear, settled down firmly on the very spots where they dropped, as a consequence of the cutting of their wings.
159. The thunderbolt (once again ) goes up in the hand of Indra, light in body but gaining in weight (respect ) (by the discharge ) of its mission, having its sharp edge destroyed in breaking the tough wings of the mountains.
160. (Such is our King), sitting on one seat with whom, Indra considers it an honoui (Indra ) who put the mountains in a straight and reasonable frame of mind by clipping their wings.
161. Fine looks the (courtesans') muslin dress, made fragrant and pink by the bath-saffron, still clinging to their curly locks of hair and gorgeous with an auspicious one-flower garland, worn (by them).
162. The face looks beautiful with particles of perspiration thinly formed (on it) as a result of the intoxication of moderately tasted (cakkhia ) wines and with rolling lotus-like eyes, languid and feeble (ạitthāma).
163. Lovely is the expanse of their breasts, cool and sweetsmelling, on account of the fragrance of Pātala flowers transferred (to them), with patches of sandal paste unevenly accumulated (in dense layers) on their fleshy parts, ( jutting out ) from the tight-fastening (ūsamdūna) of the wet ( bodice ).
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