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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Gaüdavaho
1055. Under the pretext of the thick spread of horripilation alongwith perspiration, (produced ) by the emotion (of joy) at the sight of her Lord, revealing creeper-seeds heaving and sprouting, as it were, over her ( soil) patches splashed with water,
1056. With the pair of her rounded breasts closely covered (samvalia ) by a white, thin garment, a falling reflection, as it were, of the water ( stream )of the heavenly river, situated both inside ( as Gangā ) and up above (as Mandākini ),
1057. With her slim bodily frame (amgalehā) constantly being harrassed by swarms of bees, hiding inside and flying away from the flowers (of wreaths) on her neck, '(looking) like veritable winged mountains,
1058. With her body (her expanse) beautified by her jewelled earrings, as if with heavenly cities, their borders ( studded ) with pearls, having developed the ( appearance and ) features of surrounding circular ramparts,
1059. Presenting the gold-bright (kaņaagora) orb of her face like Mt. Sumeru, half of which (on the head) is bluish-black because of night in the form of her braid of hair, situated ( nisanna ) between the sun and the moon ( serving ) as her ear-rings,
1060. Looking as if a network of manifold paths, bright and clear, has shot up ( ummilla) (on her ), by the fact of (the surface of) her body having been closely served (padiaggia ) by the massive columns of rays (flashing) from her bejewelled garlands,
1061. Looking charming with her broad cheeks, at the base of which had collected ( moist ) drops of pollen dripping from the decorative flowers on her ears, thus appearing as if the ( moistened dust (on her surface ) had (slowly and ) slightly trickled down)
- 1062. With the creeper-like tresses of her hair over-spread with the circling rows of bees, (presenting the sight of) multiple long braids, ( suggesting) repeated conditions of her widowhood on account of the deaths of successive kings, (her consorts ),
1063. It is said (suvvaż) that this (our) King (as Visnu ) has many a time interviewed (pulaei) the Earth in her troubles, whenever (she approached Him ), having assumed a human female form.