Rasarnavasudhakara 2.175.p1

2.175.p1

(a.rā. 1.18)

From the word “and the like” [comes] the favor of gurus, kings, and others. [Joy] from the favor of a guru, as in:
“Today this first sun of the sacrifice-enjoying [gods] is the senior of our lineage; / today we are performative sacrificers; today the blessed earth has a true king; / today Indra considers himself grand because of us, his companions; / since even the husband of Arundhatī thus graces us in person.”