Lilavaikaha

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

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Lilāvai- Kuhā of Kouliu.si
or
626. Then, dear friend, he at once consummated our marriage
as I had forgotten all family decorum and was led astray,
by wicked Cupid. 627-629. Then, for a long tim., having remained there to my
lieart's content, under comfortable sapta-cchada trees, where the thicket was scented by the fragrance of different kinds of flowers, where the sunlight was warded off by the thick foliage of the growth of creepers, where the surroun dings (lit. ten quarters) were filled with the sweet cooing of cuckoos and the humming of bees intoxicated with honey, my dear friend, I remembered myself (i.e. I became
conscious of my whereabouts). 630. And I said "Darling, this misconduct will not pass unnot
iced (lit. happily), if our fate does not favour us now. 631. Our offence is very grave; my father is irascible: Cupid is.
wanton (lit, fearless) and (SO) I do not know how our
thoughtless act will end up". 632. So he said to me, “Do not be afraid; come, let us go to
your residence; your father will soon (or, in course of time).
give up anger. 633. There is nothing else to be said (by parents) to married
girls when they are won in a battle or when married by self-choice, whether they are given or no: given (willingly,
by parents).” 634. When this conversation was going on, good girl, suddenly
my father, tired by a long search, came there. 635. And, dear friend, I was just seen at once by my facher.
siiting in the same Vimāna wi'h the son of the king of
Gandharvas. 635.1 And the great ascctic said, "G) in the world of demons,
you sinner ! (now that) you have forcibly abduced my
daughter through lust": 635.2 Then that Gandharva also, who had offended (hım) asked,
"Your reverence ! when will this lif: (of' a demon) cometo an end ?".