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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The wives of his enemies were reduced to the deplorable condition of widowhood ( at the death of their husbands), 'smitten by the King's frowns in a casual outburst of anger' (1043). Our King is thus no other than god Visnu, 'whose famous conch Pāñcajanya bears resemblence with the primordial Egg' (1044). “He is Kesava incarnate, reposing on his own glory and on Sesa" (1045). To him, in his form as Visnu, approached the Goddess of Earth in the beauty of human form', when she was in trouble from her oppressors ” (1063). Yasovarman is born in the lunar race - the race of the Lord of Night and among the many renowned kings belonging to this race, he is great and outstanding (1065). He holds a great impassioned fascination for even the captive women of his enemies (1066-69) who, 'flushed red by (the flames of) fire inside the bowl, tried (without success ) a malevolent, magical ritual to do away with him' (1071). Such is our King for the narration of whose good deeds, even a thousand mouths of the Lord of snakes would be insufficient. Who are we then for this task (1072)! But at the end of this night you may listen to the 'Mirror' reflecting the glory of the haughtiness of his arms, which put an end to that of earlier kings (1073). Now will be narrated this Gaūdavaho, "a big enterprise indeed, which, when listened to (by them ), great kings and great poets shed their pride" (1074). Evening and After :
The afternoon session of the learned men is over and the assembly disperses to meet next morning. As
6. Pandit is wrong to imagine that the earth assumed the
form of a cow to approach Vişnu, as described in Gāthas (1046–1063). The cow form is described earlier in Gāthās ( 848–855) when she approached king Pệthu.