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Hout is said to have taken on his little finger to protect the people from the heavy rains poured down by Indra. The clouds remove the vanity of proud ladies that are averse to their lovers. The clouds enkindle their passion whereby they become submissive. Compare Parça 3: #ra Hala gradi sapaterefta: and the com. farfuri H
74 79 difa urai. 50. gran was their meeting place where they sported in moon light on the beds of fresh sprouts wearing various kinds of vernal flowers as ornaments. Different opinions are held about the exact identification of the ancient site of great. It was situated in the मथुरा district and served as a meeting place for कृष्ण and गोपीs. It is interesting to note that the metre is preserved even in the Sanskrit 3141.
51. कणिमो तिलंजलिं-the desires of गोपीs to meet कृष्ण etc. are not likely to be fulfilled now; so they are offering as it were, by way of good bye to their cherished desires, two handfuls of water with sesamum seeds that constitute the customary libation to the departed. FUTSOTSTOPHUTT--collerium is dark, a decoration for the eyes, an object of attraction to ladies and has a soothing effect: so is not's personality as well.
52. कृष्ण is the son of वसुदेव and देवकी. He is an अवतार of विष्णु. There was a good deal of supernaturalness about his birth. With the fear that 8 might kill him, he was taken to Tigres and brought up there as a cowherd boy in the house of नन्द. कंस finding that he was outwitted and that his enemy was living at The tried various ways to kill out, but all his efforts failed against divine hour. Most of these incidents are referred to in the fourth canto of this book. With a view to overpower and kill him
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