Lilavaikaha

Author(s): K R Chandra, Ramniklal M Shah
Publisher: Prakrit Text Society Ahmedabad

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Lilāvai-Kahā of Koühala
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216.40 Bhattaputra ! here lives a demon, Bhışaņānana by name;
except me lie does not allow anyone else to stay here. 217. So, without good luck, how can I stay happily even for
ne night together with you, as desired by me, in this Siva
temple ? 218. Look, this sun also, who is the only witness of all the
karmas (taking place) in all the world, is speeding up his
horses and touching down on the setting mountain. 219. The trees are giving up their shadow, going far away with
the Sun's rays touching their roots, as if because it is
useless to people now. 220. The mountains, with their forms made tawny being enve
loped by ruddy sunshine at the time of sunset, appear to have their golden bodies marked off by the forests on the
fringes. 221. In the cool evening, the groups of wild buffaloes bearing
wet thick mud (on their horns) are moving about after
giving up their wallow. 222. This is the one praiseworthy completeness of love between
the sun and the day that they never see separation from
each other throughout their life. 223. Or, why languish so much.? In this world, even the good
never get their hearts' desires (fulfilled) without good luck
(or merit). 224. So I say, as long as this sun is still setting, I will show
you a good place of residence, where if you stay, you will
go ahead happily". 225. And I said, “What will that demon do to me? I will stay
with you here itself, as you (or I) wish”. 226. 'So he said again, “Do not say so, O great man ! You do
not know his nature; that is why you say so ! 227. That demon is surrounded by tens of thousands of (other) ... demons, and at night time, O good brahmin, he is invin.
cible even to Gods in a battle.