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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We imagine that after this assurance from the Poet the meeting must have dispersed and all his friends must have retired to their homes for evening worship, to collect once again next morning for a recital of the Gaüdavaho. It was evening time when the sun was about to set and, therefore, the Poet utilises this respite to describe the sunset, with the sun's orb on the western horizon, the twilight glow, the darkness of the night, the rise of the moon and the moon's orb in the east, at which time "all directions converged together, as it were, attracted by curiosity to hear the life story of our King" (1106). And now here rises the inoon's orb. Saying this the Poet laid himself on his bed, promising to himself to accept the almost-impossible task of narrating the great deeds of the King” (1120).
The moon-rise gives an impetus to the frenzied activities of lovers, which the Poet describes at length and in details, to await the time of the arrival of the early morning, "when the tiny stars drop down in a shower from the sky, like flowers released by gods on the occasion of the narration of our King's exploits " (1164). And then there was sunrise, the sun's orb appearing on the horizon, dispelling nocturnal darkness for good, as it were. “The Poet finishes his morning duties and feeling relieved and happy, prepares to narrate the King's heroic deeds, very much like those of Cănakya" (1184). At that time stood suspended in tiers the multitude of the aerial cars of gods who came down with nymphs to hear the narration. (1193). The court bards too started their songs of the King's praise. On such an auspicious golden day, the people, gathered, suddenly became quiet to hear him in whom, everything of the Goddess of Learning was, as it were, fully transferred.” (1206).