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head and shoulders above all people, looks like a dome (siceraler) on an edifice.
249. The blackish spot of musk (737-) is transferred to his shoulders by his beloveds, resting their heads and faces besmeared with musk pigment. The poet imagines, it is a mudspot of the earth left over, the burden of which he carries on his shoulders.
250. The King's face is enveloped in the mass of red lustre (T fares) flashing on it, issuing from the rubies of the blossom-like ear-ornaments of his ladies about him. This aspect the Poet fancies to be the imprint of red lac-dye (373737) from the feet of Laksmi, who ever dwells and hovers over his brows. Cf. शौर्यातिशयभाजां भ्रूभगे जयश्रीर्वसतीत्युपमानं कविकल्पनया भ्रुकुटिमात्रवशीकृतशत्रुत्वात् स्वशृङ्गारपरत्वमुचितम् । यथोक्तम् । सुखं हि फलमर्थस्य Tata qet feu fa 4746fFATTI Com.
251. The shining red nails of toes of the King are imagined to be the caves of red jewels, entrance in which is possible on the strength of some occult powers, Mantras or medicinal herbs; and then having obtained an entrance therein, one is assured of spiritual attainments. The supplicants, bowing at his feet, get themselves transferred inside the cave-like toe-nails and thus ascend over their serried steps (UEATWT) to obtain his favours and feel fully satisfied in their hearts (कअत्थ). Cf. तव आताम्रमणिगहा इव विवरविशेषानिव प्रविश्य प्रभावसंक्रान्ता मणिमन्त्रौषधादिप्रभावेन प्रविष्टा: HT: 1 Com.
252. Lakşmi stays with the King, clothed as it were by the sword, as with a bluish garment, inside which she is there, gold-complexioned, in the form of the fire-sparks shooting from the armours when struck (CUT) by the sword. The point is: how does Laksmi happen to be clothed in a blue garment, which, mythologically speaking, belongs to her Lord, Visņu ? The Poet fancies that in her great hurry to come down to stay on this King's sword, she mistakenly picked up and wore Vişnu's garment, leaving her own there with Visnu on their bed of Sesa! What a fantastic idea ! :: The King has made his exit from the city with his army and is on his victorious march. In a Kulaka of 8 Gathās (255-262)
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