Rasarnavasudhakara 2.245

English (machine translation) 2.245

Language: English

2.245

Now, attachment. Attachment is the conviction: 'This alone is dear to me, nothing else.' Through that, as in: / 'In the world there are indeed various captivating things—crescents of the new moon and others— / that are sweet by nature and intoxicate the mind; / but that she, the moonlight for my eyes, has come within the range / of my vision in this world, that alone is the one great festival in my life.'

2.245.p1

[Mālatīmādhava 1.39]

2.245.p2

Here, Mādhava's love for Mālatī arises through the conviction that she is moonlight for his eyes and the great festival of his sight, and through his indifference to other charming things.

Linked texts (1)

Rasārṇavasudhākara — Siṃhabhūpāla, Sanskrit