हंससंदेशः /222

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<heading lang="sa">ASVASA II.
 
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Today
 
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<p lang="sa">1. To which place have been brought heavenly

maidens, whose movements are graceful and accompanied

with tinkling sounds (of their anklets), whose eyes re-

semble the arrows of Cupid, whose forms are slightly

pale (yet) lovely, and whose words are sweet, (these) will

gladden you by their personal attentions, (you) who have

an easy sportive charm, a melodious note, (a) white (body),

and eyes like half-moon shaped arrowheads, (you) who

are fit to live in Manasa Lake and whose speech is simple

and pretty.
 
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<p lang="sa">2. In which place the ladies of the inner apart-

ments of the Ruling Deities of the world are suffering

imprisonment, (they) who have been kept at a distance

(unmolested) on account of the fear (of Ravana) of being

destroyed by (their) terrible curses, (they) who are (by

the intensity of their chastity) fit to burn even the God

of Fire, who are pure like the pure colour of your lady-love,

(but) who expect protection for themselves only through

the spiritual splendour of the daughter of Janaka.
 
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<p lang="sa" merge-next="true">3. Which city, situated on (mount) Suvela which

has high peaks and is full of an abundance of gems, and
 
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