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
507-508. The two Gathās give us a couplet or Yugalaka, having one sentence. In this place, from where Hariscandra went up to the heaven on the strength of his prowess, accompanied, as he was, by his retinue (9fT3T HET) and the trees and temples of the place, our King built up a heavenly temple in one day. This place was hallowed (HSH) by the successive 'waves' of reputation of many a king, who came over just as they liked (FET).
509-510. Another couplet or Yugalaka. This was the region from where the Mandara mountain was pulled out by Keśava (Visņu ) to serve as churning rod for churning the ocean to obtain nectar. Visnu, at the time, clasped the mountain with His hands, thereby leaving golden marks engraved on the sides (97631) of the mountain by his pointed armlets (Tu). Even now the people over there bow down their heads on these marks, rubbing with fingers on the slab on which the marks are, Cf. क्षीरोदधिमथनसमये हि हरिकराकर्षणं मन्दरस्य बभूव । तद्वशात् केशवबाहु. केयूरनिघर्षणेन निकषपाषाणवत् कटकशिलासु कनकरेखाया: संभवः । तत्र च लोकः 3 formato girat great ica farfat i Com.
511. As he was taking (afs a) to the north direction, presided over (Lit. indicated) by Kubera, the Lord of the Yaksas, his prowess became severe like the sun's heat going north. Cf. aa: gara asta at realfata zafar I TO IV. 66. Also, fotofageraदाध्युषितां दिशं रथयजा परिवर्तितवाहनः । दिनमुखानि रविहिमनिग्रहैविमलयन् Hissel FF74745TCT 11 TETO IX. 25.
Now follows a big Kulaka of 146 Gathās (513-658) in which we have a description of a variety of scenes in Nature such as the lake, the forests, the rivers, the trees, the villages, the mountains etc. which his soldiers came across in the course of their march. : In a Kulaka of 38 Gāthās ( 513-550 ) he describes the lake in the mountainous region of the Himalayas.
514. Lakşmi or the Glory of the beds of lotuses attracted the sea of the nether world, as it were and he came over to meet the lake with a view to having a sight of his daughter, Laksmi.
518. The lotus stalks are hollow and full of holes ( AfHT ). Muddy, heavy water trickles inside and when they are broken, ( 1 ), their juice gets mixed up with the drops of muddy water, flowing over from their holes. This adds to the fragrance when