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HAMSASANDESAM
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34. He, that God, who is the taster of the essence
of the (daily) oblations (in the sacred fire) made during
the (usual) Soma sacrifice by your master (God Brahma),
who is the Pure Eye of the multitude of Vedas, who is
the blessed good fortune of the eyes (of all worshippers),
may accept you, as you bow to him, with side-long
glances of favour, that resemble a shower of ambrosia,
that show pleasure welling up, and that give in great
abundance gifts that are desired.
35. If He, the God, the possessor of Lakshmi (or,
of supreme power) is made manifest to you, when He
chooses to take a walk for His own pleasure in (his)
pleasure resort, holding the hand of His Consort, moist
like a lotus full of honey (all over it), and holding a
pleasure-lotus in his other hand, (if you happen to see
him thus) you yourself fan him with your chowry-like
body (with your white fan-like wings).
36. Having thus had pleased satisfaction engen
dered in you, quickly cross over the middle country and
go to the land of the Cholas, which is dark with multi-
tudes of areca-nut trees visible from afar and whose
surface is well divided by the various branches of the
Kaveri, born in the Sahya mountain, whose flow is
stopped by the circlings of crocodiles (and other big
water animals) that swim against the current.
37. O swan, in that country, lotus-eyed (maidens
or young women), wearing the colour of the evening (rosy
colour of sunset) by their fragrant cosmetics made of
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34. He, that God, who is the taster of the essence
of the (daily) oblations (in the sacred fire) made during
the (usual) Soma sacrifice by your master (God Brahma),
who is the Pure Eye of the multitude of Vedas, who is
the blessed good fortune of the eyes (of all worshippers),
may accept you, as you bow to him, with side-long
glances of favour, that resemble a shower of ambrosia,
that show pleasure welling up, and that give in great
abundance gifts that are desired.
35. If He, the God, the possessor of Lakshmi (or,
of supreme power) is made manifest to you, when He
chooses to take a walk for His own pleasure in (his)
pleasure resort, holding the hand of His Consort, moist
like a lotus full of honey (all over it), and holding a
pleasure-lotus in his other hand, (if you happen to see
him thus) you yourself fan him with your chowry-like
body (with your white fan-like wings).
36. Having thus had pleased satisfaction engen
dered in you, quickly cross over the middle country and
go to the land of the Cholas, which is dark with multi-
tudes of areca-nut trees visible from afar and whose
surface is well divided by the various branches of the
Kaveri, born in the Sahya mountain, whose flow is
stopped by the circlings of crocodiles (and other big
water animals) that swim against the current.
37. O swan, in that country, lotus-eyed (maidens
or young women), wearing the colour of the evening (rosy
colour of sunset) by their fragrant cosmetics made of