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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flying towards their lover, with the flapping ends of their caving wings ” (770). “With the rays from their bright teeth, meeting the lower lip of their lover who is sitting near them, they appear to be sipping the nectar of his mouth with tender ( straws of ) lotus fibres " ( 771 ). Playful Acts of Gallantry:
Next 23 Gāthās (773-795) are given to a description of the playful acts of the King as a gallant lover with these ladies inside the palace or in parks outside the city and in his summer-resort. “The rounded (plump) breasts of a pretty, young girl, becoming wheel-shaped on his chest under the pressure of an embrace, attained the charm of moist lotus-leaves placed on the bosom" (773). "A girl's laughter, a face with rolling eyes, cheeks pale-white like a fresh Bakula flower and buttocks with a girdle, constitute the life-breath of love's romance " (776).
Then in a Kulaka of 11 Gāthās (777-787), the Poet describes the beautiful features of the toilette and make-up of these ladies after bath. “Bright flashes a crest-decoration of flowers (of a girl) placed on the head, when moist locks of hair (after bath) have spread all along the earrings overreaching her shoulders ” (777). “The lotus-like face (of a girl) looks attractive, with saffron rouge wiped off over the lower-lip (but) preserved on the fringes and with eye-brows emerging in black lustre, having been combed with nails " (778). "The broad bosom (of a girl) presents a happy sight, with its white upper garment overspread with the glitter of the inner necklace of gems, (beautified) with a decoration of a garland of black and white flowers placed above" (780). "A saffron-shade, soft and delicate like the rising moon, shines on their faces, bristling with the lines of brownish, dotted drops of musk" (785). “Thus attracts the bevy of his beloveds breathing the