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LALITA-MISTARA. ..." Formerly, my pure mind was overcome by sanekous-flesires,
bewildered by delusion; my vision was blinded by film; thieste desires are the sappressors of the cognition of self, and the leaders to the path of pain. (2)
"They are produced by the want of knowledge of religion ; they are fickle, changing constantly like the cloud; they are like the lightning; thcy may be compared to dewdrops; they Are bullow, worthluss. and msulistantial ; they have no soul ; they are entorally void. (3)
"My mind takes de delight in such objects. Briug mo, Chhandaka, my nohle charger, Kanthaka, duly caparisul. Thereby may be accomplished my former aspirations. I shall now be tbe noblest of all, the lord of all religion, the sovereign of religion, the saye." (4)
Chhandaka said:
"Forsake not these resplendent sleeping ladies, with eyes beautiful as the petals of a fiill-blown lotus; these decorated with magnificent necklare : jewels and precious stones; these (beings) brilliant as the lightning detached from the cloud in the sky. (1)
"Ilow do you think of abandoning concerts of the sweettoned flute; the pancun, the mridurtya and the varsa,-theso sounding like the voice of thu chakora and the kaluviltka as iu the bones of the Kimaris? (2)
“The plasing utpali, the autumnal champakas, the sweetscentul garlands of threuled flowers, the odorous incense and the excellent work frankincense; reject them not, nor the ungtients and the vestinruts. (5)
"These viands, woll dressed and of excellent flavour and taste, these beverages well mixed with sugar,-do not reject then. Lord, whereto are you going? (1)
"These excellent unguents, warm in winter and soothing in the surr.mer, made of the nrayasára sandal-wood, these vestments of Benares, these excellent and charming clothings-reject them not. Lord, whereto are you going ? (5)
