Jain Journal 1971 04

Author(s): Jain Bhawan Publication
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication

Page 60

APRIL, 1971
165
of her. Now when that Ratnadvipadevata could not move or excite or make those sons of Makandi change their minds by various threats etc., she began to harass them with sweet and coaxing words and with amorous and piteous expressions: “O you sons of Makandi, you have enjoyed in my company and on various occasions we laughed together, played games, and enjoyed sports and plays, ramblings, etc. then setting all that to nought how is it that you are leaving me and going away with the Yaksa Sailaka over the Salt Sea ?" Then that Ratnadvipadevata gauged the mind of Jinaraksita by means of avadhi knowledge, and said: "I was never loved by Jinapalita. And I also never loved him. I was always an object of love for Jinaraksita and I too always loved him. If, therefore, Jinapalita leaves me weeping ... and heeds me not, why do you also, O Jinaraksita, pay no heed to me ?" And then filling all the quarters and the subquarters by the sound of her various ornaments, girdle, anklets, bells and small bells, made of gold, and studed with various gems, that wicked one said: “O you Jinaraksita, Master, Lover, Darling, charmer of my mind, Dear, Lord, O hard-hearted one, O you who do not know right occasion for doing things, ... O you protector of my heart, it does not behove you to abandon me, who am alone, without anybody to support me, without any kinsmen and who am always ready to serve at your feet wretch that I am. O you who are repository of merits, I am not able to live even for a moment without you. Pray come back. If you are angry with me please forgive this one fault of mine. (Otherwise) I shall throw and kill myself, in your presence, in this ocean... I have a great longing to have a look at your face ...” And repeating these piteous words again and again, that wicked one, with a sinister motive, pursued them. Then that Jinaraksita with his mind shaken by the sound of those very trinkets, which was very aggreable and charming and with his love for her doubled by all those sweet, straight-forward and loving entreaties, remembering (in his mind) the youthful vigour and beauty of that Ratnadvipadevata and the charm and grace of her beautiful bosom, hips, face, hands, legs, feet and eyes and remembering also her passionate and heavenly embraces her graceful and amorous glances, her laughter, sidelong glances, the deep sighs, the shampooing of her body etc. and with his intellect infatuated by passion, he looked back. And then the Yaksa Sailaka, who had lost faith in Jinaraksita, tossed him away from his back... Then that ruthless and wicked Ratnadvipadevata addressed that kind-hearted Jinaraksita who was falling down from the horseback as “O slave, now you are dead.” And even before he reached the waters of the ocean she caught him with her hands, and tossed him up in the sky as he was shouting loudly and cut him into small pieces as he was falling down with her sword point ... Then that Ratnadvipa