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[i. e. Nicaih ], the bordering regions of the table-lands of which would be impregnated with the sweet smell of the perfumes used at the time of cohabitation by the women of Siddha gods, having the hair, in the form of Kadamba-trees with their flowers fully blown, of its body erect on account of its contact with Him. That mountain, manifesting the sexual enjoyment of the citizens through the bowers possessing presents of flowers and emitting sweet smell of the perfumes used at the time of sexual enjoyment by the courtezans, rising high up in the sky to seize [ or eclipse ] as if from below the collection of planets with the ends of all the rocks, would be bringing Him pleasure the very moment He would reach there [i. e. the mountain ). He should cherish a praiseworthy good will towards that mountain, rubbing against the surface of the sky with the ends of its rocks and revealing to Him the violent juvenility of the couples engaged in sports through the stone-abodes having their interior parts covered over with flowery beds, possessing garlands slipped off in the course of sexual enjoyment.
Having taken rest on that mountain, having its uppermost part beautiful, attractive owing to the roars of the rivulets falling down from its peaks, having its low lands over-crowded with. trees grown all over, He should proceed on sprinkling with fresh water-drops the clusters of buds of the jasmine-creepers grown on the banks of the Vananadi [ or forest-streams). He, become familiar for a moment by affording shade with the faces of the womeo plucking flowers, having their ear-lotuses faded on account of their being affected while getting rid of the perspiration on their cheeks, being compassionate, should not go very speedily across the lands extending on the banks of the river covered over with flowery thickets. The way, though circuitous, is highly approved in the world when it brings an unprecedented advantage. Though the way would be circuitous for Him, started in the northern direction, it wouid be possible, indeed, to go by
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