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Chapter II.
Eighteenth Previous Bhava
Tripristha Vasudeva. 35. In cagcaire Potanapura Nagara in Bharata Ksétra of this Jambū-dvipa, there was a king with an appropriate same of figufast Ripupratisatru. He had a chief queen named 497 Bhadrā who was the most excellent in the whole harem. He had a son named as Acala, whose birth was portended by four great dreams, and who was extremely powerful and very famous. Then, in course of time, the queen again became pregnant and she eventually gave birth to a daughter, adorned with many auspicious marks, who was named na Mrigāvati,
In due course of time, having attained perfect youth Mrighvati appeared lovely. On her head, the mass of her black glossy, curly hair assumed the beauty of Rāhu, who came there out of delusion for her Moon-like face. The tuft of very curly bair on her fore-head appeared handsome as if it were an culogical inscription of the victory of the God of Love. Her mouth was appearing charming like a treasure of gems by her upright (straight-forward) eyes, by her moon-like fleshy cheeks and by her lower lip having the colour of a red-lotus. Her spotless charming neck marked with auspicious circular lines and adorned with ornaments of a variety of precious gems, resembled a pure white conch-shell. The pearl-necklace hanging on the qurface of her round capacious breasts-which were like the abode of the God of Love,-seemed beautiful like a gate keeper of Love. Her lovely pair of thighs as charming as golden lotuses, and exuberant like plantain-trunks appeared as If they were two pillars of the mansion of great enjoyment of sensual pleasures. Her pair of feet stained with the colour of deep-scarlet dye, and placed on a flooring beset with goms, appeared handsome as if they were a present from the Goddess of Wealth and Prosperity.
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