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period of discipline', practising austerities, from hankering after a heavenly queen (Devi), lost all reward of his religious endeavours, 296
*The Rishi Brihaspati, and Kandradeva putra; the Rishi Parâsara, and Kavañgara (Kia-pin-ke-lo) 2: 297
*All these, out of many others, were overcome by woman's love. How much more then, in your case, should you partake in such pleasant joys; 298
Nor refuse, with wilful heart, to participate in the worldly delights, which your present station, possessed of such advantages, offers you, in the presence of these attendants. 299
At this time the royal prince, hearing the words of his friend Udâyi, so skilfully put, with such fine distinction, cleverly citing worldly instances, 300
Answered thus to Udâyi : 'Thank you for having spoken sincerely to me, let me likewise answer you in the same way, and let your heart suspend its judgment whilst you listen; 301
'It is not that I am careless about beauty, or am ignorant of (the power of) human joys, but only that I see on all the impress of change; therefore my heart is sad and heavy; 302
'If these things were sure of lasting, without the ills of age, disease, and death, then would I too take my fill of love; and to the end find no disgust or sadness; 303
'If you will undertake to cause these women's beauty not after-while to change or wither, then, though the joy of love may have its evil, still it might hold the mind in thraldom; 304
('To know that other) men grow old, sicken, and
1 Kang-yê,' the long night. ? The Sanskrit text has," Vasishtha begat Kapiñgalåda.'
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