Book Title: Srngaramanjari Katha
Author(s): Bhojdev, Kalpalata K Munshi
Publisher: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan

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________________ TRANSLATION with the digits of the moon; which due to the extreme fragrance of its scented waters (seems) as if created by the perfume of the Bakula flowers, made with powder of the Kakkola fruits, whose surrounding area is as if made by the clove-flowers, and whose streams are as of the juice of Elāphala; which exhibits, as it were, the watery creation of the Creator by thousands of streams flowing everywhere; which is unattainable by the rays of the sun; which admits not misery; which cannot be overpowered by the antidotes of the separated; which cannot be looked at by the fire of separation of the separated lady-lovers; which is the place for cooling even cold; the habitation of happiness even of happiness; and charm even of charm; which seems to sprinkle in the directions, camphor powder due to the spraying of the drops of thousands of streams with its waves rising, striking and breaking in all directions, which seems to strew flakes of snow like moonlight, because of the oozing of the mechanical water dolls made of moonstone; which pours forth streams of sandal paste as it were, as the water mixed with the rays of the white jewels; which has hundreds of flowing streams looking like the fibres of the lotus-stalks broken due to the weight of the full bloomed lotuses; which though made of various precious stones looks as if made of one jewel because the pillars, the tops of the pillars and the human figures carved on the tops of the pillars were mutually well-laid and their joints were firmly fixed; which looks as if it has come out of the earth; and which is artificial yet looks natural. Which (fountain-house) is the abode of good conduct; the root of the creepers in the form of the streams of water; the dwelling of the prosperity of the earth; the pleasure ground of excessive joy; which spreads the Kunkumarasa as it were, by the streams of water ......and flowing out from the inner cup of the open golden lotuses; (6) which manifests allround pendants .......... by the continuous and slow flow of streams from the ends of the ruby slabs; producing another ...... by the clear, big and continuously falling drops of the rising and falling streams of water; making the garden peacocks dance due to the illusion of clouds produced by the darkening directions by the uninterrupted flowing of the streams of water, by the deep and pleasant rumblings produced by the drums beaten by the mechanical dolls, and, the sky being darkened by the lustre of the emeralds; giving rise to streams of water looking like the smoke of the Kālāguru-incense due to their being mixed with the flashing lustre of the dark precious stones; creating, as it were, .......... from the lotuses on the ceiling, from jewelled dolls thousands of bow-strings of Smara ready to conquer the three worlds by the streams of water flowing out from the palms of the mechanical dolls; which is like the disc of the full-moon to the blue hd fail by the us from Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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