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1290. Then, to the accompaniment of loud sound of instrume
nts and various auspicious songs, he was bathed by
Rambhā's daughter, passing jocular remarks. 1291. Then, sitting on the back of a white elephant, wearing
white clothes and white flowers, with white sandal paste applied to his body and with a white parasol (held over
him), he started. 1292. Halfway down (to bride's house) he, with his head bowing
in salutation, was met by the Vidyadhara King, by Nalakūbara and others who had come forward to receive
him). 1293. And with them leading the way, My Beautiful Girl, the
king reached the residence of the Lord of Simhala country. 1294-1297. At the entrance of the pavilion, which was decorated
with different lotuses and swastikas drawn with coloured powders (i. e. Rangavali on the floor), which had different spectra given rise to by the network of rays of ornaments. worn by women, which had its charming floor adorned with different kinds of colourful worship-flowers, which had bunches of pearls hanging from the beautiful canopy, which was resounding with the mixed auspicious sounds of drums, conches kāhalas and tabors and which was charming with the frolics of young women, the Avidhavās. (i.e. not-widowed women) threw away (after waving it around the king) an auspicious Bali of curds mixed with cooked rice in a golden tray (or, placed it at the feet of
the king acc. to com.). 1298. Halting at the entrance (for a while) the king entered
after some time and, with great curiosity to see his bride,
sat on a broad (cotton---) matress. 1299. With the beauty of her lotus-like face slightly covered
by a thin white garment, Liliāvati (as she came out) was seen with great eagerness by the king, with his body in rapture.
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