Book Title: Gaudavaho
Author(s): Vakpatiraj, Narhari Govind Suru, P L Vaidya, A N Upadhye, H C Bhayani
Publisher: Prakrit Text Society Ahmedabad

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________________ Gati davaho youthful exhuberance of the rainy season thus drops down (descends on the earth), without its pompous array (dambara) of clouds. 40 361. The travellers pass off their summer (night) sleeping inside the temples, cooled by the holy ablutions of Siva's limga (during worship) and filled with the fragrance of the Kadamba and the Arjuna blossoms wafted inside (dha). 362. The days are lovely, the city-roads being heated, while the sun's orb is overcast with hanging clouds; the heat of summer is confined to the earth, while (the clouds of) the rainy season stand suspended in the sky. 363. And then (navari) the sun's rays developed a misty appearance, (as) at the close (pariņāma ) of summer, as if showered by the spray of rut falling from the victorious elephants of the King. And this is what happened : 364. The eyes turn away, contracted by the bright, dazzling light (outside) which could not be endured, having come out from inside the house, after a long time, reddish and languid (as they are), when rubbed after a break in the sleep. 365. The hips, adorned by a fragrant garland of Bakula flowers, attract (attention), with fresh nail-marks (on them) caused by a bed of tender Tamala leaves crushed underneath. 366. The creeper-like arms, with cool forearms, as the bracelets of lotus-fibres were tossed away, look charming, being moistened with water and besmeared with sandal paste. 367. The (graceful) whirling movement, with anklets fastened on the feet interspersed with Campaka flowers resembling new, tiny golden bells, captivates (the eye), sweet and charming (as it looks), when the soft (silken) dress is thrown up. 368. The broad bosom gains in loveliness, fragrant with the residue of the sandal paste over pinkish nail-marks, (the fresh skin formed over them) being removed in the act of a close embrace and bedecked with a garland of Kalamba flowers (looking) variegated with their petals. 369. The charm of an ear-ornament, consisting of an inner (yellowish) Ketaka petal, emerges (in its loveliness), as it clings Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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