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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________________ 158 Gaüdavaho at the time of the Pralaya or the dissolution of the worlds. For the phenomenon of fires Of. gran fanga hafai eviatifea argaraf: 1 etc. quit. III. 8 155. Although the mountains became slimmer and lighter, as their wings were clipped, to the Lord of Snakes they felt very heavy, because, in sheer helplessness they threw themselves with the full weight of their bodies on the earth, without any attempt to bear and hold themselves up. 157. The two mountains, one of them the husband and another his wife, hold themselves in a cold embrace for want of wings and then give up their life. 160. THTAFOT farzt - Put in a proper, sober frame of mind; made to see reason. In a Kulaka of 6 Gāthās (161-166 the Poet describes the water-sports which the king Yaśovarman indulged in in the company of the courtesans, in the tanks of the enemies... 161. The silken garment is pink and perfumed by the safforn bath and being wet, clings to the locks (ratasu) of hair on the head. 162. FUTH-Powerless or feeble because of intoxication. 163. Over her expansive bosom is fastened a wet cloth-piece, which forces out the fleshy por ions of her breasts, on which the sandal paste is thickly collected (HTTF3). The bosom is cool as the fragrance of Pātala flowers is transferred to it. 164. The eyes are soft and pink like the Mālati buds sprinkled over with the juicy honey inside the buds and bright at the roots of the hair of eye-lashes, the collyrium inside having been completely washed away in water-sports. 165. There have been nail-scratches (ETH) on her buttocks, caused during her love's enjoyment the previous night. They were smarting with acute pain. The drops of water trickling from her locks of hair, cooled down (foraats) the pain and gave her great relief. 166. furf73-THife - faf arawin : - (by the courtesans ), who provided the pleasure of a bath. Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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