Lilavaikaha

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

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Lilavai-Kahā of Koühala
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665. Thus, this is the (path of) right conduct, as seen (or shown)
by gods, brahmins and great sages; if it is not contradicted, my dear friend, it leads to happiness of both in both the
worlds”. 666. When told thus, she said, “If this can be accomplished,
tell me, how much of this wretched night is (still) left ?" 667. And I said, “Dear friend, how is it that you do not see
this ? With the darkness struck off by the rays of the sun,
the sky has become whitish in the East. 668. Look ! Being stroked by the pleasant breeze and having
stars (in it) poorly visible, this sky, enveloped in morning sunshine, does not give joy to lusty women. Being naturally white, having the directions clearly marked out and having moonlight nearly gone (lit. very weak), it has become free
from shadows as if drawn in a picture. 669. With the thick darkness being removed by the spreading
lustre of the rising sun, the sky looks red like the body of
the Quarter-elephant torn by Hari's claws. 670. O good girl ! This female Cakravāka in the house-pond is
calling out to her mate who is anxious in the agony of
separation and is standing inside the lotus-bed. 671. Slightly bloomed by the satisfaction brought by the enjoy
ment of pleasure, the night-lotus beds are closing up (now),
as if out of fear from the on-coming harsh sunshine. 672. Hearing this from me, when she looked at tbe reddened
(or, made red by Aruņa) expanse of the sky, the sun at
once came up over the peak of the rising mountain 673. So she said to me, “Here, my friend, on the peak of the
rising-mountain, the sun, red like lac-dye has risen at once. 674. As the sun, tawny like gold, appeared suddenly in the sky)
like the eagle, the thick darkness (looking) like a large group of black serpents has gone away from the sky.