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1249.
Then they started, My Slender Onc with the loud striking of instruments making auspicious sounds and with the tumult of conches, drums and tabors.
1250. With Vijayananda leading their way, with beautiful women. singing their praise and with their eyes gleefully looking. forward to that place, they reached (there).
1251. As Nalakübara came forward (to receive them) they both bowed at his feet and went ahead eagerly to see the faces. of their beloveds.
1252. Those (girls) saw their lovers and they als both saw their beloveds, with their eyes riveted on each other's face once again.
1253. What was it that they did not say to their sweethearts with conciliatory words, as they had not (yet) secured the (highest) happiness which was held up half-way from their hearts.
1254. (Now) be pleased' (they said), 'What is it that we can say, stuck up that we were in the mud of great offence all this. time due to evil fate and thus you were tormented'.
S. T. Nimkar
1255. Having said (lit. considered) this, O my Sweet One, Madhavanila then took the hand of the Yakṣa princess in his hand.
1256. His beloved was as if offering Arghya to (mark) her union with her lover, water in her hand in the form of perspiration dripping from the tips of nails of her quivering fingers.
1257.
1258.
Then that delighted Madhavanila, with his body full of horripilation all over caused by the touch as he took his beloved's hand (in his hand), mounted the altar.
As his mind was full of love (for her) his beloved was as if embraced by him with his eyes and as if kissed and sported with (i.e. enjoyed coition with) and drunk in (all
with his eyes).
1259. Citrangada also sat on a couch, set with jewels (or, arranged by some maid named Ratnaval) in front (of her) with his eyes fixed on the lotus-like-face of his beloved wife.
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