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TILAKAMANJARĪ OF DHANAPĀLA
brother she did not slacken her love for him and even treated Samaraketu at par with Harivāhana.'
Tilakamañjarī, the heroine of the romance has been called the gem of a maiden being the daughter of Patralekhā begot by Cakarsena, king of the Vidyādharas. Her form painted in the picture had enchanted and entranced the gaze of Harivāhana. Her girlhood had passed with gaiety through sports such as celebrating the fake marital ties of the puppets, ball playing and preparation of Pāñcālikās (the dolls made of cloth etc.). Her youth had arrived but she did not like to come close to any youth. The 'Prajñaptividyā' foreboding her union with a terrestrial prince her mother arranged a painting through Citralekhā and deputed Gandharvaka to search for that coveted prince. Her beauty was so enticing that even a sober soul like Harivāhana felt shaken within himself and unable to see the promise of Gandharvaka getting fulfilled he grew impatient speculating over his own prospects about winning her hand declaiming as to who shall be so fortunate as to get the self choice necklace worn over his neck etc.
"अन्या अपि प्रकृष्टरूपलावण्यवत्यः प्राप्तयौवनाः दृष्टाः क्षितिपकन्याः, अन्यासामपि श्रुतस्तत्ववेदिभिरनेकधा fausn fact14274:, 7 7 24sf @144er tal 29157411"* These words of Harivāhana extol her super-human charms. He was so much enamoured of her that he found out some excuse to get out of his house when failing to get a wink of sleep during nights and at times saw her forms inscribed on the faces of the vacant quarters.
'सर्वथा गन्धर्वकागमननिष्प्रत्याशः स्तिलकमंजरीसंततस्मरणजन्मना विकूवीकृतो गाढमतिदारुणावेगेनोद्वेगेन कथंचनाप्यशक्रुवन् गृहेऽवस्थातुम्।"
Further illustrates his extraordinary attachment unto Tilakamañjarī who was a superb beauty for him. When seen by Harivāhana for the first time and feeling the sprout of love at first sight she started trembling like the sprout of fresh plantain plant struck by a terrible squall.' But due to instinctive bashfulness she could not utter a word and introduced fully by
1. TM. Vol. II p. 231. LL. 6-10. 2. Ibid. Vol. III p. 11. LL. 6-8. 3. TM. Vol. III p. 21. L. 10. p. 22. LL. 1-5. 4. Ibid. Vol. III p. 24. LL. 4-6. 5. Ibid. Vol.III p. 29. LL. 1-3 6. Ibid. Vol. III p. 32. LL. 2-3. 7. सापि मां तथागत्य द्वारदेशे कृतावस्थानम्... अवलोक्य समुषजातसाध्वसा सहसैव प्रबलमारुताहता
allcharita Goleila f rom Ibid. Vol. III p. 153. LL. 3-5.
