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This is a festival "in which young women spread yava twigs and blossoms in the gardens and woodlands and roll on them." This is referred to by Vātsyāyana by its other name Yava-caturthi. For details read V. Raghavan : Festivals... (p. 92); v. 1523 - 3637837 (3421905 = fur) terrifying (like a straw-man quyos);v. 1524 - PEUT - (T ) herd of cows, multitude of cattle.
1525-1526. See ŚP S. No. (399.125) and ŚP S. No. (123.66) above. Bhoja cites
these găthas to illustrate the festival, called Suvasantaka. He thus explains it: Praiarch: Hoch: 1 In SK (p. 664, v. 300) too Bhoja cites the second gathā as an illustration of this festival
The name 'Suvasatanka' corresponds to 'suprabhāta', a greeting of welcome. Suvasantaka is greeting the coming spring, and naturally, it is celebrated at the beginning of the New Year opening in Caitra month
with the Vasanta season...” V. Raghavan, Bhoja’s Sp. Pra. pp. 650-651. 1527-1528. ŚP cites these two gāthas as illustrations of Sahakāra-bhañjikā or
Cüta-bhañjikā. SK (p. 666, v. 306) cites only the second gātha as example of Cuta-bhañjikā. ŚP thus describes or defines it : 160R - - TAHSURİ WEARHITI SK thus explains चूतभञ्जिका:-यत्राङ्गनाभिश्चूतमञ्जर्योऽवरुज्यानङ्गाय बाणत्वेन दायं दायमवतंस्यन्ते सा चूतभजिका । It means "the plucking of clusters of fresh mango blossoms at the beginning of Spring by young ladies and the offering of these as arrows to Manmatha, the flower-arrowed God of Love, who torments us with the most delicate things as his missiles." — V. Raghavan : Festivals
--- (p. 90). 1529-1530. ŚP cites these two gāthās as illustrations of Dola-vilāsa. SK (p. 664,
v. 301) eites the first găthā alone as an example of Andolana-caturthī. “Andolana - caturthi is the Swing Festival. It is mentioned also as the Hindola - krīdā in the Jayamangalā. It falls on the third day in the bright fortnight of the Śrāvaņa month. The Smgāra - Prakāśa calls it Dolavilāsa. ----- Enjoying the Swing is also part of the Spring festival ---" V. Raghavan: Festivals --- (pp. 111-112).
