ཚའ་མཐའ་མད notes.41

notes.41

41. Cf. AKBh(P) 269,24–269,25 on AK IV.116: surūpatvaṃ yaśasvi vā | priyatā sukumārartu­sukha­sparśāṅgatā tataḥ || AK IV.116 || varṇasampannaṃ dattvā surūpo bhavati | gandhasaṃpannaṃ dattvā yaśasvī bhavati | gandhavad yaśaso dikṣu vidhāraṇāt | rasasaṃpannaṃ dattvā priyo bhavati | rasa iva svāduḥ | sparśasaṃpannaṃ dattvā sukumārāṅgāś ca bhavati ṛtusukhasparśāni cāsyāṅgāni bhavanti yathā strīratnasya | “ ‘Whence results beauty, glory, love, tenderness (of youth), and a body with pleasant sensations, always perfectly adapted to the seasons.’ Beauty comes from giving perfect-colored objects; fame comes from giving perfect-smelling objects, since, like a fragrance, fame is carried into all directions. By giving perfect-tasting objects, one becomes loved, just as a sweet taste [is loved by all]. By giving (things) that are excellent in their tactile quality one becomes someone whose body is ever youthful and has pleasant sensations that are always perfectly adapted to the seasons [i.e., cool when it is hot and warm when it is chilly; cf. AKBh(P)(D), 743,23–25], like the jewel-like wife [of a universal monarch].”