Lilavaikaha

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

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Lilavai-Kahā of Koühala
77"
792-793. that great boar suddenly entered the fathomless waters of
a lotus-pond, O good lady, which was crowded with ospreys, Karandas, Cakravākas, swans and herons and which had the faint (lit. delicate) borders marked with the pollen of lotuses bent by the burden of bees, as the king was (merely) looking on. So, when the boar was lost (to sight) by entering the deep lake, the king was surprised and stood disappointed for a moment. Then, with a weary horse and an astonished mind, he entered an Aśoka grove nearby, which was cool with
shade. 796. There, all of a sudden, a beautiful girl holding a flower
garland in her hands stood before the king. 797. The king asked her, “Who are you, in this dense forest;
and why do you offer me this wedding-garland so freely?” 798. She replied, “O king, why ask all this ? Marry me with
out any apprehension; you will know (all this) as the days.
pass by”. 799. Hearing that the king again said to that girl, Beautiful
lady ! this is not the way of the kings ! 800. You tell me yourself, good girl, how can I marry (a girl
like) you, who are a maiden without any relations, whose family and descent are unknown and who were never seen
or heard of (before) !" 801. She said, "O king, this is the right way (or duty) of the
good; so listen ! I will tell you now about my family
(etc.). 802. There is an extremely beautiful and attractive city named
Sulašā, situated on the slopes of the Golden Mountain and
reputed in the divine world. 803. There (rules) the king of Vidyādharas, Hamsa by name,
well-known in the world of gods; O king, we two were the only daughters born to him.