Kavyaprakasha 2.320

2.320

{mugdhe mugdhatayaiva netumakhilaḥ kālaḥ kimārabhyate
mānaṃ dhatsva dhṛtiṃ badhāna ṛjutāṃ dūre kuru preyasi /
sakhyaivaṃ pratibodhitā prativacastāmāha bhītānanā
nīcaiḥśaṃsa hṛdi sthito hi nanu me prāṇeśvaraḥ śroṣyati //76// (3)}
(Amaruśataka 70)

“‘O innocent girl, why do you begin to pass all your time merely in innocence? Bear pique, maintain fortitude, cast artlessness far away toward your lover!’ Addressed thus by her friend, she, with a frightened face, gave her answer: ‘Speak softly! For the lord of my life dwells in my heart; surely he will hear!’”