Book Title: Jain Journal 1982 04 Author(s): Jain Bhawan Publication Publisher: Jain Bhawan PublicationPage 29
________________ 162 Female companions Other female companions Female companions Aristanemi Jain Education International Why my timid heart is trembling ? Why I am feeling afraid? Why the dark cloud is covering the full moon of delight? [The female companions of Rajimati surround her] That is nothing, that is nothing dear, There is no reason for this fear. Thou art so lucky O princess, Sing songs of happiness, The groom of impeccable manly glory Is anxiously coming To surrender to your feet his own self no less. [The other female companions are approaching] : Make haste, make haste, Has almost arrived The procession of marriage, Make haste, make haste, O hear ye the beats of drums, O hear ye the sounds that prove... JAIN JOURNAL : Ready we are, Let us go, let us move. [All are going away] SCENE 3 [Royal highway. The marriage procession is slowly advancing towards the palace of Rajimati. Aristanemi is trying to hear something] : Halt, halt the chariot here. Where from is coming the plaintive cry I hear, As if many are lamenting Rending the heart. For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.orgPage Navigation
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