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Dhanapāla has called the bliss born of the world of creatures (Gitariceh) as quite well-known in the world (Clasf4GH) or wellestablished in the world; necessitated by the objects of senses (faq
G"); fit to be performed through religious merits (queira F ); fit to be tasted by the senses (SSRUKE); fit to be enjoyed under the affluent circumstances (haft 44); suitable for the enjoyers of the earth i.e. the kings (HEIGHT TRUM);' etc. All this alludes to the process of procreation entailing sexual enjoyment or copulations of the male and the female in so far as the following clause says
“He i.e. Meghavāhana failed to derive the pleasure of embracement of the limbs of the self-born i.e. the son"?
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All the reasons do not bring about fructification unmindful of the hour of the advent of action performed in the previous birth i.e. all happenings are recumbent upon the fruits of actions performed in the previous birth. That is why inspite of his being in the new blooming age (i.e. youth) and maintaining a huge harem, he did not get even a single son even within the span of a longer interval of time. His youth having spelled out and the age of renunciation approaching close he became an object of ridicule and censure at the hands of devarsis', 'the manes', 'the progeny of the Ikşvāku race meant to cling to him from behind', 'the Śrī', 'the subjects', 'the youth', 'the dicta of the Vedic lore' - the fact which made him suffer from a fever of anxiety in his heart like the acrimonising Cupid. The dicta of the Vedic lore (Śrutidharma) cast a vitriolic censure on him asking him to be away with protecting others when he himself deserved protection against the 'Naraka' named 'Puṁ24 which derives its source from Kādambarī
" श्रुतपुत्राणां किल न सन्ति लोका: शुभाः पुन्नाम्नो नरकात्त्रायत पुत्रः इति quoting Mahābhārata taking the original from the Aitareya Brāhmana."
Hence the polygamous harem of Meghavāhana enjoying the privileges of insemination from the king has been shown resulting in the failure of "Garabhādhāna' in any of the ladies of the harem. Even his chief consort Madirāvati had failed to get the satisfaction of being the mother of the
1. TM Vol. I p. 78. 2. Jachc44ftasfifa 778z"79T1 TM Vol. I p. 78. 3. TRI Tafa auf U Y THAI 4154cyfa 79:1 TM Vol. I p. 79. 4. TM Vol. I p. 80. 5. Kād. Kathā p. 104 M. R. Kale (Purvabhāga). 6. Try all his trifa orta yra fag: Ait. br. V. 2. 13 p. 96.
