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3. 16. ) i. e. celestial, celestial-temporal and temporal. That indeed is the celestial matter, where the life of gods alone is described; the celestial-temporal matter, where the life of both gods and men is described and the temporal matter where the life of men alone is described. In this case (i. e. in the depiction of life ) the stories in general are of four types viz. the wealth-story, the love-story, the religion-story and the mixed story. Among them, the wealth-story is said to be, namely, one which has for its outstanding matter wealth; which deals with sword, ink, ploughing, trading, and mechanical arts; which consists of the big applications such as the application of varied metals; which is plotted out with conciliation, schism, bribery and punishment. That is called to be a lovestory, which has for its principal theme love; which treats with the cleverness in arts, age, body and wealth; [3] which has for its essence the news and the meeting bristling with love; which is accompanied with things like the movements of a female messenger, amours, the consequent affection etc. That is the religion-story which aims at the principal object of religion; which treats mainly, forgiveness, softness, straightforwardness, absolution, penance, control of senses, truth, purity, non-possession, continence; which contains the matter of the partial vows :-the vow to set a limit to the directions of movements, the vow to limit the regions of movements, the vow to guard the soul against unnecessary evils, the observance of righteous conduct, the vow to fast on particular days, the vow to limit the enjoyments of food, drink etc. and the vow of sharing one's food with monks, nuns and other visitors;-which proceeds with the matters like mercy, .
