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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________________ Dreadful Portents 829. The sun's orb, pierced by (the black body of) Ketu, thus looking (from the earth) like a hole (vivarābha), droops down in the sky, resembling in lustre an anklet tossed away from the foot of Lakṣmi, the Goddess of the three worlds, as she kicked in anger. 830. The sun's orb, (looking) distressed (jambāla) by the blood discharged by its rays, appears like Brahma's unripe Primordial Egg covered by oozing yolk (kalala), because of sudden (atthakka) bursting. 93 831. The victorious steeds started neighing, black smoke being emitted in violent breaths, mingled with black lustre, as it were, from the morsels of bridles filling their mouths every day. 832. Such were the dreadful portents in the world when this (King) had his eye-corners (avamga) twitching (bhamgura) in frowns (formed) by the knitting of creeper-like eye-brows for a moment at that time. And what is more 833. The low-hanging flower-garland, with its loops (kumḍala) fixed upto the girdle-string and being dangled about by tremulous (jerky) things in their movements, delights (the eye). 834. The locks of hair, the lower halves of which were loaded (garuia) with chaplets of Priyamgu blossoms fastened on them, fluttered about, loose and dishevelled in their strenuous exertion (to do wild) improper (unscientific) dances (lāsa). 835. The decoration of Damanaka blossoms, tinged reddish by the fine dust of scented powder (pitṭhāaa) applied to the bossom, looks charming, bristling (damtura), as it does, with lovely Madhavi buds. 836. The eyes, languid (parisiḍhila) with eye-lashes becoming slightly heavy (garuaamta) and greyish with the dust of perfumed powder (paḍavāsa), roll about, blinking dim (virala) and reddish, as they do, with the effects of the intoxication of wines. 837. Thus does the band of his beloveds, in pleasure-houses (panai-bhavana), amuse him, their vigorous zest for love-sports Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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