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4 DWĀTRIMŚIKĀS OF SIDDHASENA :
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Dwā.', but in other Dwā, as well.. No trace of such influence is found in Swayambbū Stotra, :
In Brāhmanical religion, the order of different Aśramas is the most conspicious idea and Kalidāsa, the follower of Brāhmanical religion has elevated the second of these Aśramas. viz Gșhastha Āśrama (i. e, the life of a house-holder ) to a high place. In order to sanctify the institution of marriage, Kalidasa in his Kumāra Sambhava has described the marriage-procession of Mabādeva and Pårvatî, Similarly in Ragbu-Vaṁsa. Kālidāsa has described, with all the wealth of his poetic imagery, the marriage-prncession of King Aja, and has depicted a vivid and clever picture of the eagerness of the women of the city in witnessing this procession %. Asava-Ghoșa in his own poem has depicted a similar picture. S A. similar vivid picture
1 Cf:- Dwã
Gita and Upanishads अव्यक्तमव्याहतविश्वलोकमनादि- अनादिमध्यान्तमनन्तवीर्यमनन्तबाहुः
ASSATHYP29941 1.1., predah G. 11.19. समन्तसाक्षगुण निरक्ष स्वयंप्रभं सर्वेन्द्रियगुणाभामं सवेन्द्रिय.
A TETHETH 1 2. faltar G' 13.14, Śwet 13 16, 17. farenhetace 2.1. . har g HEPATSweta. 4.10.
- Katha 1.2. 15 and Gita:8.15. 3.8.
Sweta. 1. 2; 6.1. 10.23, 24 Gita 6.11-13 Swet. 4. 10, 11. 10. 28
Gita 2.40. 13. 32
; Katha 2.5. 2 Vide Kumarasambhava 7, 56 and Raghu: 75." 8 Buddhacarita 8. 20.
RENTERT 2.1.
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