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considered as extremely worthless because it is full of miseries relating to birth, old age, death, disease, sorrow, and numerous other agonies. Admonishing his son with various well-founded reasonable words, Kéśava brought him, wounded as he exceedingly was, by the pangs of separation, to his house with great difficulty. At home, Mankha left off food and drink and, having established his sight on the ground with a vacant mind, he stopped all ideas about other business-matters like a great Yogin (sage) and he began to live there thinking his own life as a piece of straw. On seeing him in such a pitiable state, Mańkha's kinsmen greatly grieved and, under a doubt that it may perhaps be due to illusion, they called in persons clever in the science of spells. They used several remedies but there was no change for the better.
At that time, an old man coming from some distant conntry put up at Kéśava's house. On seeing the pitiable condition of Mankba, the old man asked Kéśava, "O good man! what is the reason that this man appears wounded (at heart) although he is young and free from disease? Kéśava, then, arrated the account of his morbid affection. The old man inquired, Have you need any remedies for this morbid affection ? Késava replied. "We have got him thoroughly examinid by persons clever in the science of spells ". The old man said, "All this effort is useless. How can they find out a remedy for one who is seized by the bonds of love? Because, although they are skilful in pacifying the agony of violent snake-poison, although they are dexterous in arresting a lion, a wild elephant, and a fernale demon, although they are familiar with the methods of removing the mischief caused by evil spirits, and although they are clever in their knowledge of these sciences, they are not able to restore hearts engrossed by love to their natural state". Kéśava inquired, "What should be done now?" The old man replied If you ask my opinion, let me tell that since your son has not as yet entered the tenth stage of love-sickness, you have an admirable picture of his previous account painted on a drawing-ard that the male ruddy goose
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