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# The Story of Surasundarī 3

Surasuṃdarīcariya 3

- **Language:** Māhārāṣṭrī Prakrit

### [3.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.1)

aha sōvi maē puṭṭhō kēṇa tumaṁ ērisāē ghōrāē  
khittō si āvayāē kēṇa va kajjēṇa bhadda! muhā

> Then he too was asked by me: “By whom have you been cast into such terrible misfortune? / And for what reason, good sir, in vain?”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.2)

ēvaṁ ca pucchiō sō sadukkhamaïdīharaṁ ca nīsasiuṁ  
cittabbhantaragurudukkhasūyagaṁ mōttu aṁsujalaṁ

> And thus asked, he sighed deeply with sorrow / and, shedding tears that betokened the deep sorrow within his heart,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.3)

aha sō bhaṇaï subhaṇiō saṁsārē rōgamōhiyamaṇāṇaṁ  
sulahāō āvayāō jīvāṇa adīhadaṁsīṇaṁ

> then spoke: “Well said! In this saṃsāra, for living beings whose minds are deluded by passion, / who do not look far ahead, misfortunes are easily met.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.4)

saṁsārasāgarammī paribbhamantāṇa bhadda! jīvāṇaṁ  
na hu cōjjamāvayāhiṁ anijantiyakaraṇavaggāṇaṁ

> For souls wandering in the ocean of saṃsāra, good sir, / whose sense faculties are unrestrained, misfortunes are indeed no wonder.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.5)

puvvakayakammadōsā dukkhaṁ savvampi jāyaï jiyāṇaṁ  
avarāhēsu guṇēsu ya nimittamētaṁ parō hōi

> All sorrow of living beings arises from the faults of past karma; / another person is merely an instrumental cause in faults and merits.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.6)

paramatthaō na kēṇaï suhaṁ va dukkhaṁ va kīraï narassa  
puvvakayamēva kammaṁ suhaduhajaṇaṇammi tallicchaṁ

> In the ultimate truth, no one creates happiness or sorrow for a man; / past karma alone acts as it pleases in producing happiness and sorrow.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.7)

tattō ya maē bhaṇiyaṁ ēvaṁ ēyanti natthi sandēhō  
tahavi hu visēsakāraṇaviyāṇaṇē amhaïcchatti

> Then I said: “So it is, there is no doubt of this. / Nevertheless, our desire is to know the particular cause.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.8)

aha bhaṇaï bhō sundara! jaï ēvaṁ suṭṭhu tumha nibbandhō  
tā ēgamaṇō hōuṁ sāhijjantaṁ nisāmēhi

> Then he said: “O handsome one! If such is truly your insistence, / then, becoming single-minded, listen to what is being related.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.9)

atthētha bharahakhēttē vikkhāō khēyarāvalīgammō  
tuṅgōvva ruppapuñjō dasadisipasarantakantillō

> Here in the realm of Bharata, there is a mountain named Vaitāḍhya, famed, accessible to hosts of skyfarers, / like a towering heap of silver, possessing splendor spreading to the ten directions;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.10)

jharajharajharantanijjharahuṅkāraravēhiṁ bahiriyadiyantō  
mayarandapāṇalampaḍaalivalayavirāyamāṇavaṇō

> deafening the horizons with the roaring sounds of gushing waterfalls; / with forests adorned by swarms of bees eager to drink nectar;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.11)

vahamāṇavāhiṇīṇaṁ disidisisuvvantakhalaharāsaddō  
ṭhāṇē ṭhāṇē vijjāharōrupurapantisōhillō

> with the murmur of flowing rivers heard in every direction; / embellished here and there with rows of great cities of Vidyādharas;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.12)

vijjāpasāhaṇujjayavijjāharasaṁniruddhaēgantō  
varasiddhāyayaṇēhiṁ parimaṇḍiya cūliyāsiharō

> with solitary spots crowded by Vidyādharas intent on perfecting magical spells; / its crest-peaks adorned with excellent shrines of the perfected ones;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.13)

siddhāyayaṇapariṭṭhiyajiṇabimbaccaṇanimittamintīhiṁ  
vivihavibuhāvalīṁhiṁ viṇāyamāṇambarā ' 'bhōgō

> the expanse of whose sky is brightened by rows of various gods / coming to worship the images of the Jinas installed in the shrines of the perfected ones;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.14)

kayalīharaṭṭhiēhiṁ païmajjhaṇhaṁ vaṇē vaṇē bahusō  
kantābiijjavijjāharēhiṁ kijjantasaṅgīō

> where music is constantly made in forest after forest at every noon / by Vidyādharas together with their beloveds, staying in plantain bowers;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.15)

aïmahurabhāraīē ṭhāṇē ṭhāṇammi cāraṇamuṇīhiṁ  
pāraddhadēsaṇēhiṁ paḍibōhijjantajantugaṇō

> where hosts of living beings are awakened here and there by sky-faring monks / who have commenced their sermons in exceedingly sweet speech;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.16)

puvvāvarasāgarapāviēṇa hōūṇa majjhadēsammi  
pisuṇēṇava jēṇa kaō dubbhāvō bharahavāsassa

> which, reaching from the eastern to the western ocean, standing in the middle region, / has divided the realm of Bharata into two, as if a talebearer causing discord;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.17)

suvisāladakkhiṇuttaravibhattasẹ̄dhīdugēṇa sōhillō  
āsiyasavviḍ̣dhīō vēyaḍ̣dhō nāma sēlotti

> adorned with two vast terraces divided into south and north, / possessing all kinds of prosperity.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.18)

tatthatthi dakkhiṇāē sẹ̄dhīē khayaralōyapaḍipunnaṁ  
bhamirakhayaraṅgaṇāgaṇanēurajhaṅkāraravamuhalaṁ

> There, on the southern terrace, filled with the sky-faring people, / resonant with the jingling sound of anklets of roving sky-faring women,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.19)

uttuṅgamagaratōraṇaasamāṇaduvāradēsasōhēhiṁ  
niccaṁ virāyamāṇaṁ vijjāharabhavaṇavandēhiṁ

> ever resplendent with multitudes of Vidyādhara dwellings / possessing the beauty of unequaled gate-fronts with lofty makara-arches,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.20)

sayalataïlōkkalacchīniyanilayaṁ rayaṇasañcayaṁ nāma  
nagaraṁ nayaraguṇaḍḍhaṁ pamudiyanaranārīsaṅghāyaṁ

> is a city named Ratnasañcaya, the innate abode of all the splendor of the three worlds, / rich in civic virtues, containing a multitude of delighted men and women.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.21)

tammi ya purammi bahuvihavijjāharasayasahassasaṅkinnē  
parivasaï guṇanihāṇō pavaṇagaī nāma varakhayarō

> And in that city, crowded with many hundreds of thousands of Vidyādharas, / there dwells an excellent skyfarer named Pavanagati, a treasure of virtues.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.22)

vinnāṇaviṇayajuttā païṇō accantavacchalasahāvā  
niyaparimalajiyabaülā baülavaī nāma sē bhajjā

> His wife, endowed with discernment and modesty, of extremely affectionate nature toward her husband, / surpassing the bakula flower with her own fragrance, is named Bakulavatī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.23)

tīē saha visayasōkkhaṁ aṇuhavamāṇassa tassa kālēṇa  
ahamēgaēva puttō uppannō kayamaṇāṇandō

> As he enjoyed worldly pleasures with her, in due course / I was born as their only son, creating joy in their hearts.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.24)

jammadiṇe cciya puranaracittacamukkārakārayaṁ majjha  
vaddhāvaṇayaṁ piuṇā kāraviyamasamaharisēṇaṁ

> On my very birthday, a birth-festival that astonished the minds of the citizens / was caused to be celebrated by my father with boundless joy.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.25)

kamasō ya bārasāhē vōlīṇē majjha jaṇaṇijaṇaēhiṁ  
guratuṭṭhīē païṭṭhiyamahihāṇaṁ cittavēgotti

> And when twelve days had passed in due order, / my mother and father, out of great delight, bestowed on me the name Cittavega.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.26)

vōlīṇēsu ya kaïvayavarisēsu ahaṁ mahantabuddhissa  
ajjhāvayassa suhatihirikkhammi samappiō piuṇā

> And when a few years had passed, on an auspicious lunar day and lunar mansion, / my father entrusted me to a teacher of great intellect.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.27)

tattō akālahīṇaṁ tahavihaajjhāvayappabhāvēṇa  
niyamaïsāmatthēṇa ya gahiyāō kalāō sayalāō

> Then, in a short time, through the influence of such a teacher / and through the strength of my own intellect, I mastered all the arts.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.28)

niyakulakamāgayāō piuṇā vijjāō majjha dinnāō  
nahagāmiṇipamuhāō jahavihiṇā sāhiyavvāō

> My father imparted to me the sciences handed down in our own family, / beginning with the sky-faring lore, which were to be mastered according to rule.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.29)

daṁsiyamayaṇaviyāraṁ mahilājaṇahiyayamōhaṇamudāraṁ  
aha kamasō sampattō ahayaṁ navajōvvaṇārambhaṁ

> Then, gradually, I attained the onset of fresh youth, / which displays the stirrings of love and is magnificent in enchanting the hearts of women.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.30)

annammi diṇammi ahaṁ samāṇajōvvaṇavayaṁsapariyariō  
pattō aṇēyatarusaṇḍamaṇḍiyaṁ maṇaharujjāṇaṁ

> One day, surrounded by companions of equal youth, / I reached an enchanting garden adorned with clusters of diverse trees.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.31)

pāraddhavivihakīlā ciṭṭhāmō jā khaṇantaraṁ tattha  
tāva ya gayaṇē diṭṭhā divvavimāṇāṇa riñchōlī

> While we remained there for a moment having begun various sports, / just then in the sky was seen a procession of celestial aerial chariots,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.32)

pasarantapavararayaṇōrudittivicchuriyanahayalā ' 'bhōyā  
uttaradisā payaṭṭā surasundarī gēyasōhillā

> with the expanse of the sky sprinkled with the blazing lustre of radiating, choice jewels, / moving toward the northern quarter, splendid with the singing of celestial nymphs.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.33)

taṁ daṭṭhu maē bhaṇiyaṁ kattha imō handi! dēvasandōhō  
caliō calantakuṇḍalamuttāhaladhavalagaṇḍayalō?

> Seeing that, I said: "Look! Where has this host of gods departed, / their cheek-surfaces white with swinging earrings and pearls?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.34)

īsi hasiūṇa bhaṇiyaṁ majjha vayaṁsēṇa bandhudattēṇa  
supasiddhamēva ēyaṁ vēyaḍḍhanagē vasantāṇaṁ

> Smiling slightly, my companion Bandhudatta said: / "This is very well known to those who dwell on Mount Vaitāḍhya.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.35)

jiṇavandaṇatthamētthaṁ siddhāyayaṇēsu ēi suranivahō  
niccampi vayaṁsa! aō pasiddhavatthummi kā pucchā?

> In order to venerate the Jina, the multitude of gods comes here to the shrines of the liberated souls, / always, O companion! So why ask about a well-known matter?"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.36)

tattō ya maē bhaṇiyaṁ ēvaṁ ēyanti kintu nisuṇēsu  
mahayā vicchaḍḍēṇaṁ na ēti niccaṁ surā ēttha

> Then I said: "It is so, but listen: / the gods do not always come here with such great splendour.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.37)

ajja puṇō savimāṇā savviḍ̣dhīē mahantaharisēṇaṁ  
dīsanti jaṁ vayantā tēṇa maē pucchiyaṁ mitta!

> Today, however, with aerial chariots, with all their supernatural power, and with great joy / they are seen going; therefore, my friend, I asked!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.38)

aha bhaṇaï bandhudattō khaṇantaraṁ cintiūṇa savitakkaṁ  
huṁ nāyaṁ pāraddhā siddhāyayaṇēsu jattāō

> Then, having reflected for a moment with speculation, Bandhudatta said: / "Ah, I know! The pilgrimages to the shrines of the liberated souls have begun,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.39)

pasarantasurahimalayāniluddhurō jēṇa vaṭṭaï vasantō  
kisalaïyasayalataruvaravirāyamāṇōruvaṇaniyarō

> because spring is underway, exuberant with the spreading, fragrant breeze of Mount Malaya, / the vast host of forests resplendent with all the excellent trees in sprout.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.40)

aviya vāyantamalayamāruyacalantapattalavisālasāhāhiṁ  
naccantiva taruṇō paharisēṇa mahumāsaāgamaṇē

> Moreover, with their broad branches dense with foliage waving in the blowing Malayan breeze, / the trees seem to dance with great delight at the arrival of the spring month.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.41)

kusumā ' 'mōyā ' 'yaḍ̣dhiyaaliulajhaṅkāragahirasaddēṇa  
gāyantiva taruniyarā vasantamāsāgamē tuṭṭhā

> With the deep hum of swarms of bees drawn by the fragrance of blossoms, / the multitudes of trees, pleased at the arrival of the spring month, seem to sing.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.42)

mayarandapiñjarāō visaṭṭasugandhakusumavayaṇāō  
vaṇarāīō hasantiva vasantamāsāgamaṁ daṭṭhuṁ

> Yellow with nectar, their mouths the spread, fragrant blossoms, / the rows of forests seem to laugh upon seeing the arrival of the spring month.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.43)

daṭṭhūṇava taruniyaraṁ mahusamaē bahalapattalacchāyaṁ  
avamāṇiō palāsō kasiṇamuhō jhatti sañjāō

> Seeing the multitude of trees with thick, leafy shade in the spring season, as it were, / the palāśa tree, feeling disdained, suddenly became black-faced.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.44)

acchaü tā phalakālē phullimaṁsamaēvi kālimā vayaṇē  
iya kaliuṁva palāsō cattō pattēhiṁ kiviṇōvva

> ‘Let alone the fruiting season—even at the time of flowering there is blackness on its face!’ / Thinking thus, as it were, the palāśa was abandoned by its leaves, like a miser \[by his wealth\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.45)

daṭṭhūṇa vaṇasamiddhiṁ palāsaviḍavēhiṁ maüliyaṁ vayaṇaṁ  
annēvi hu appattā parariddhiṁ nēya visahanti

> Seeing the forest's richness, the palāśa branches closed their faces; / indeed, others too who lack merit cannot endure the prosperity of another.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.46)

aviya pāviyavasantamāsō vaṇammi nissēsapīyalōhiyaō  
piyavirahiyapahiyāṇaṁ bhayajaṇaō kiṁsuyapisāō

> Moreover, having attained the spring month in the forest, completely red, / the kiṁśuka goblin causes fear in travellers separated from their beloveds.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.47)

annaṁ ca pañcasaralōddhaēṇaṁ mahumāsabiijjaēṇa dayarahiyaṁ  
hammantīō gāḍhaṁ daṭṭhūṇava pahiyamahilāō

> Furthermore, seeing the wives of travellers violently struck without pity, / as it were, by the five-arrowed hunter using the spring month as his hunting bird,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.48)

hasiyaṁva majjhasaṇṭhiyakalayaṇṭhikaēṇa kūiyaravēṇa  
payaḍiyamañjarigurudantapantiyaṁ cūyaviḍavēhiṁ

> the mango branches seemed to laugh with the cooing sound made by the cuckoos perched within them, / displaying a prominent row of teeth in the form of blossoms.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.49)

daṭṭhūṇa pahiyanivahaṁ nihayaṁ mahumāsalōddhayanarēṇa  
ōṇayamuhīō kusumaṁsuēhiṁ rōyantiva layāō

> Seeing the multitude of travellers slain by the hunter of the spring month, / the creepers, their faces cast down, seem to weep with tear-drops of blossoms.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.50)

mayapahiyāṇa jalantiva ṭhāṇē ṭhāṇē mahantacīyāō  
ghaṇakiṁsuyacchalēṇaṁ aliravamisimisiyasaddāō

> Huge funeral pyres of dead travellers seem to burn in place after place / under the guise of dense kiṁśuka flowers, sizzling with the buzzing sound of bees.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.51)

nijjharataḍēsu taruṇō pavaṇapahallantajalanibuḍḍēhiṁ  
sāhākarēhiṁ dēntiva jalañjaliṁ jattha pahiyāṇaṁ

> On the banks of mountain streams, with their branch-hands submerged in water shaking in the wind, / the trees seem to offer a libation of water to the travellers.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.52)

kiñca ghaṇakiṁsuyanavaraṅgayavirāiyā baddhapavaramayaṇahalā  
pāḍalakusumā sōhaī vasantalacchī navavahuvva

> Furthermore, adorned with fresh shoots like dense kiṁśuka flowers, with excellent Cupid's fruits bound upon her, / having pāṭalā blossoms, the splendour of spring shines like a new bride.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.53)

annaṁ ca buhasahiōvi hu sūrō kavvasattō vasantamāhappā  
uvabhuñjiūṇa mīṇaṁ sampaï mēsassa ukkotti

> Moreover, though accompanied by Mercury and attached to Venus, the Sun, through the majesty of spring, / having enjoyed Pisces, is now eager for Aries."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.54)

tā ērisē vasantē disidisipasarantaparahuyāsaddē  
vitthariyacaccarīravamuhariyaüjjāṇabhūbhāgē

> "Therefore, in such a spring, when the calls of cuckoos spread in every direction, / and the grounds of gardens resound with the spreading noise of street dances,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.55)

vilasanti kāmuyajaṇā andōlijjanti taruṇajuvaīō  
vittharaï paḍahayaravō piyanti varavāruṇiṁ taruṇā

> passionate folk sport, young women are swung on swings, / the sound of drums spreads, and youths drink choice liquor.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.56)

sāhīṇapiyayamāṇaṁ taruṇīṇaṁ vallahammi mahumāsē  
dhammaparāyaṇalōēṇa ēttha kīranti jattāō

> In the spring month dear to young women whose lovers are subject to their will, / pilgrimages are made here by people devoted to Dharma.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.57)

jiṇabimbāṇaṁ bhattīē tēṇa ēē samāgayā dēvā  
savvāyarēṇa vēyaḍḍhasiddhakūḍēsu jattatthaṁ

> Out of devotion to the images of the Jina, these gods have therefore assembled / with all respect for the sake of pilgrimage to the peaks of the liberated souls on Mount Vaitāḍhya."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.58)

tattō ya maē bhaṇiyaṁ jaï ēvaṁ tō vayaṁsa! amhēvi  
gantūṇa siddhakūḍē sāsayasavvannupaḍimāō

> Then I said: "If so, O companion, we too, / having gone to the peaks of the liberated souls, \[shall make\] the eternal images of the Omniscient One..."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.59)

bhattīē paṇamiūṇaṁ karēsu niyamāṇusattaṇaṁ sahalaṁ  
pēcchāmō jiṇajattaṁ suyakhayarōhēṇa kijjantaṁ

> "...bowing to them with devotion, make our human birth fruitful, / and behold the Jina-festival being performed by hosts of Vidyādharas!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.60)

aha savvēhivi bhaṇiyaṁ ēvaṁ hōutti suṭṭhu tē bhaṇiyaṁ  
ētthantarammi pattō maha dhāisuō balō nāma

> Then all of them said: "So be it; you have spoken well!" / In the meantime, my foster-brother named Bala arrived.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.61)

āgamma tēma bhaṇiyaṁ piuṇā tē cittavēga! saṁlattaṁ  
ēsō hu rayaṇasañcayavatthavvō sayalakhayarajaṇō

> Having arrived, he said: "Cittavega, your father has said: / 'Indeed, all these Vidyādhara folk residing in Ratnasañcaya,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.62)

nhāō vilittadēhō suhanēvatthō mahāvibhūīē  
caliō jiṇajattāē āsannē siddhakūḍammi

> bathed, their bodies anointed, in fine attire, with great splendour, / have set out for the Jina-festival at the nearby peak of the liberated souls.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.63)

tēṇa samaṁ amhēvi hu caliyā tā sigghamēva āgaccha  
kayaṇhāṇāivihāṇā jēṇa samaṁ cēva gacchāmō

> Together with him, we too have set out; therefore come at once, / having performed your bath and other rites, so that we may go together.'"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.64)

tavvayaṇaṁ sōūṇaṁ niyagēhē āgaō piusamīvē  
tēvi ya majjha vayaṁsā niyaniyagēhēsu sampattā

> Hearing his words, I went to my house into the presence of my father; / and those companions of mine also arrived at their respective homes.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.65)

kayaṇhāṇāivihāṇō saha piuṇā tāhē pavaṇagaïṇā haṁ  
takkāluciyaṁ savvaṁ gahiūṇaṁ dhūvapupphāiṁ

> Having performed my bath and other rites, I then, taking everything suitable for the occasion— / incense, flowers, and the like—together with my father, flying with the speed of wind,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.66)

nāgarajaṇēṇa sahiō uppaïō khaggasāmalaṁ gayaṇaṁ  
gacchantēṇa kamēṇaṁ diṭṭhaṁ bhavaṇaṁ jiṇindassa

> and accompanied by the citizens, soared into the sky, dark as a sword. / As I went on, by degrees the temple of the Lord of Jinas was seen,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.67)

vāyantamaüyamāruyamandandōlantadhayavaḍagēhiṁ  
sannaṁva karēmāṇaṁ āgamaṇatthaṁ jaṇōhassa

> which, with flag-banners gently swaying in the soft blowing breeze, / seemed to make a sign for the multitude of people to come,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.68)

dunduhimaündamaddalatilimāpamuhēṇa tūrasaddēṇa  
hakkārantēva jaṇaṁ jattāsamaē jiṇindassa

> and which, with the sound of musical instruments—beginning with kettledrums, mṛdaṅgas, maddalas, and cymbals— / seemed to summon the people at the time of the Lord of Jinas' festival.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.69)

tattō kamēṇa pattā disi disi naccantaaccharāniyaraṁ  
maṇaharagēyajhuṇīē āṇandiyabhaviyasandōhaṁ

> Then, by degrees, they reached the temple of the Lord of Jinas, where troupes of apsarases were dancing in every direction, / which delighted the host of the faithful with the charming melody of song,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.70)

nāṇāvihavatthēhiṁ kayaüllōyaṁ maṇōharāyāraṁ  
vicchittīē lambiyanimmalavarahāraōcūlaṁ

> with canopies made of various cloths, charming in appearance, / with festoons of hanging, spotless, excellent pearl necklaces arranged in artistic designs,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.71)

viraïyaghaṇaphullaharaṁ vicittalambantatāriyāinnaṁ  
pavarapaḍimaṇḍavēṇaṁ ucchāiyaaṅgaṇābhōyaṁ

> having dense pavilions of flowers constructed, strewn with various hanging star-like ornaments, / the expanse of its courtyard covered over by an excellent pavilion,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.72)

nīsalataḍḍiyacandāyaēhiṁ maṇḍiyacaükkiyādēsaṁ  
phullamayapavaratōraṇasōhiyamajjhaṁ jiṇindagihaṁ

> the area of its courtyards adorned with tautly-stretched awnings, / and its interior beautified by choice archways made of blossoms.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.73)

tassa ya duvāradēsē nimmalajalapūriyāē vāvīē  
kāuṇa pāyasōyaṁ niyayavayaṁsēhiṁ parivariō

> And in the doorway area of that \[temple\], having washed my feet / in a step-well filled with clear water, surrounded by my own companions,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.74)

jiṇabhavaṇaduvāraṭṭhiyaüccalliyaphullamāliyōhassa  
pupphāiṁ gēṇhantō antō vihiṇā paviṭṭhō haṁ

> Taking flowers from a heap of blooming floral garlands held aloft at the entrance of the Jina's temple, / I entered inside in accordance with the prescribed rites.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.75)

pūiya jiṇindabimbē kāuṁ cīivandaṇaṁ jahāvihiṇā  
bāhiṁ nīhariō haṁ uvaviṭṭhō khayaramajjhammi

> Having worshipped the images of the Jina and performed the caitya-veneration as prescribed, / I came outside and sat down in the midst of the Vidyādharas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.76)

vattē jiṇamajjaṇaē iō taō tattha sañcarantō haṁ  
avarōpparadaṁsiyakōugēhiṁ sahiō vayaṁsēhiṁ

> While the ritual bath of the Jina was underway, I strolled here and there / together with my companions, displaying various curiosities to one another:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.77)

katthaï vilāsiṇijaṇaṁ pēcchantō naccamāṇayaṁ vivihaṁ  
katthaï kavivaranivahaṁ jiṇacariyaṁ ahiṇavēmāṇaṁ

> Watching the graceful courtesans dancing in various ways in one place, / and in another, a throng of eminent poets composing new accounts of the deeds of the Jina;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.78)

vīṇāravasaṁvaliyaṁ katthavi gīyajjhuṇiṁ nisāmēntō  
viraïyavivihāyāraṁ katthavi ya baliṁ palōēntō

> Listening in one place to the sound of singing blending with the resonance of the vīṇā, / and observing in another place the offering-rites arranged in various forms;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.79)

katthaï taruṇanarēhiṁ dijjantaṁ rāsayaṁ suṇēmāṇō  
surasundarīhiṁ katthaï gijjantaṁ dhavalasaṅghāyaṁ

> Hearing in one place the rāsa-dance being performed by young men, / and in another place songs of praise being sung by celestial maidens.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.80)

ēvaṁ ca jāva kōūhalēṇa avarāvarēsu ṭhāṇēsu  
hiṇḍāmi tattha bhavaṇē līlāē samaṁ vayaṁsēhiṁ

> And while, out of curiosity, I was wandering about at leisure / in various places in that temple together with my companions,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.81)

tāva maha māulasuō saharisamāgamma sāiyaṁ dāuṁ  
vajjaraï bhāṇuvēgō pabhūyakālāō diṭṭhō si

> Just then, my maternal uncle's son Bhānuvega approached joyfully, / gave me an embrace, and said: "It has been a long time since I saw you!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.82)

kusalaṁ ca pavaṇagaïṇō piubhagiṇīē ya baülavaïyāē?  
tattō ya maē bhaṇiyaṁ kusalaṁ savvēsi, annaṁ ca

> Are Pavanagati and my father's sister Bakulavatī well?" / Then I said: "All are well; and furthermore,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.83)

ētthēva āgayāi imāiṁ ciṭṭhanti bhadda! jiṇabhavaṇē  
ammāpiūṇa mūlaṁ samāgaō tēṇa sahiō haṁ

> Noble cousin, they have arrived right here and are staying in this Jina temple." / Accompanied by him, I went into the presence of my parents.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.84)

sāyaramavagụ̄dhō sō tēhiṁ paüttiṁ ca pucchiō bhaṇaï  
kusalaṁ maha jaṇagāṇaṁ nāgamaṇaṁ kāraṇāvēkkhaṁ

> Affectionately embraced by them, he was asked for news, and he said: / "My parents are well; their failure to come was due to a special reason."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.85)

aha sō maē pabhaṇiō vittappāyā imā hu jiṇajattā  
sampaï puṇa amhāṇaṁ āgacchasu pāhuṇō tāva

> Then I said to him: "This pilgrimage festival of the Jina is almost completed; / so now come to our home as a guest for a while."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.86)

tō bhaṇaï bhāṇuvēgō ēvaṁ ēyanti kintu nisuṇēsu  
maha cittabhāṇupiuṇā lahumāgacchējja iti bhaṇiyaṁ

> Then Bhānuvega said: "That is true, but listen: / my father Cittabhānu said, 'Return quickly.'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.87)

tā cittavēga! sampaï taṁ ciya nagarammi ēhi mahataṇaē  
ukkaṇṭhiō pagāmaṁ jaṁ acchaï tumha māulaō

> Therefore, Cittavega, come right now to my city, / for your maternal uncle is exceedingly longing for you."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.88)

ēvaṁ ca tēṇa bhaṇiō ammāpīīhiṁ abbhaṇunnāō  
bhāusamēō pattō nagaramahaṁ kuñjarāvattaṁ

> Addressed thus by him, and permitted by my parents, / I, accompanied by my cousin, arrived at the city of Kuñjarāvarta.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.89)

tahiṁya ca cittabhāṇū maṁ daṭṭhūṁ suṭṭhu harisiō bhaṇaï  
sundaramāyariyaṁ tē jamāgaō amha pāhuṇaō

> And there, upon seeing me, Cittabhānu was exceedingly delighted and said: / "You have done well, since you have come as our guest."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.90)

niyayapaüttiṁ savvaṁ kahiuṁ kayabhōyaṇāivāvārō  
pattāē rayaṇīē pāsuttō pavarasayaṇīē

> Having recounted all my news and finished dining and other activities, / when night fell, I fell asleep on an excellent bed.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.91)

tattha ya pabhāyasamaē lavamāṇē tambacūlaniurambē  
diṭṭhō adiṭṭhapuvvō ēsō sumiṇō maē taïyā

> And there, at dawn, while the cocks were crowing, / I saw this dream, the like of which had never been seen before:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.92)

kila dhavalaphullamālaṁ maṇōharaṁ daṭṭhu taggahaṭṭhāē  
caliō haṁ na ya sakkēmi gēṇhiuṁ taṁ jayā kahavi

> It seemed that, seeing a charming garland of white flowers, I set out to take it, / but somehow I was not able to grasp it.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.93)

kēṇavi mittēṇa taō samappiyā āyarēṇa mē gahiyā  
ōlambissaṁ galaē kila niyaē tāva sā jhatti

> Then it was handed over by some friend, and I took it with reverence. / While I was about to place it upon my own neck, suddenly  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.94)

paḍiyā maha hatthāō katthavi ya gayatti nēya jāṇāmi  
tāhē mahantadukkhaṁ tavvirahē majjha sañjāyaṁ

> it slipped from my hand and fell somewhere, and I did not know where it went; / then great grief arose in me due to separation from it.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.95)

sukkāvi maē ēsā puṇōvi amilāṇakusumiyā vihiyā  
iya bhaṇiūṇaṁ kēṇavi kaṇṭhē viṇivēsiyā majjha

> "Even though it had withered, I have made it burst into unfading blossoms once again," / saying this, someone placed it around my neck.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.96)

tāva paḍupaṭahajhallarikāhalabhambhāmaündasaddālaṁ  
sōuṁ tūrassa ravaṁ jhatti paṇaṭṭhā mahaṁ niddā

> Just then, hearing the sound of musical instruments filled with the noise of sharp paṭaha, jhallarī, kāhala, bhambhā, and mardaṅga drums, / my sleep suddenly vanished.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.97)

tō harisavisāyaḍḍhaṁ daṭṭhuṁ sumiṇaṁ vicintiyaṁ hiyaē  
kiṁ nāma majjha sūyaï adiṭṭhapuvvaṁ imaṁ sumiṇaṁ?

> Then, having seen a dream filled with both joy and dejection, I pondered in my heart: / "What indeed does this dream, never seen before, portend for me?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.98)

kā handi! imā mālā vijjā va sampayā va maha hōjjā  
dinnā kēṇavi naṭṭhā puṇaravi laddhā, na yāṇāmi

> Alas! What could this garland be? Might it be a magic lore or prosperity for me? / It was given by someone, lost, and found again; I do not understand."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.99)

ēvaṁ aṇicchiyatthō suviṇasarūvassa uṭṭhiō ahayaṁ  
kāuṁ pabhāyakiccaṁ aha sahiō bhāṇuvēgēṇa

> Thus unable to ascertain the meaning of the dream's nature, I arose, / performed my morning duties, and then, accompanied by Bhānuvega,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.100)

ārụ̄dhō pāsāē uvarimabhūmīē cittasālāē  
maṇirayaṇakōṭṭimammī uvaviṭṭhō mattavāraṇaē

> climbed to the picture-gallery on the upper floor of the palace / and sat upon a balcony with a pavement of gems and jewels.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.101)

aha taṁ pabhāyadiṭṭhaṁ siṭṭhaṁ suviṇaṁ tu bhāṇuvēgassa  
nicchaïuṁ nō sakkaï sōvi hu suviṇassa sabbhāvaṁ

> Then I related to Bhānuvega that dream seen at dawn; / but he too was unable to determine the true meaning of the dream.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.102)

cintittā suviṇaphalaṁ vigappasaṅkappakhittaniyacittā  
jā ciṭṭhāmō amhē khaṇantaraṁ tattha ṭhāṇammi

> While we remained in that place for a moment, / our minds tossed about with doubts and conjectures regarding the dream's fruit,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.103)

tāva ya varanēvatthō mahagghaābharamabhūsiyasarīrō  
savvō vi nayaralōō gantuṁ katthavi payaṭṭōti

> Just then, all the townspeople, clad in splendid attire / and their bodies adorned with costly ornaments, set out to go somewhere.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.104)

taṁ daṭṭhuṁ maē bhaṇiyaṁ sabālavuḍ̣dhō imō jaṇō kattha  
kayaüvasōhō vaccaï sāhasu bhō bhāṇuvēgamha?

> Seeing them, I said: "Where are these people, young and old, / proceeding in all their finery? Tell me, Bhānuvega!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.105)

bhaṇiyaṁ ca tēṇa nisuṇasu ajjaṁ jaṁ mayaṇatērasī bhadda!  
mayarandujjāṇaṭhiyassa tēṇa jattāē mayaṇassa

> And he said: "Listen, noble friend, today is the thirteenth day of Madana; / therefore, people go to the festival of Madana stationed in the Makaranda garden.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.106)

ēsō naranārigaṇō pūyatthaṁ tassa vaccaï pamōyā  
amhēvi hu gacchāmō pēcchāmō kusumasarajattaṁ

> This crowd of men and women is going with joy to worship him; / let us also go and watch the festival of the Flower-Arrowed One."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.107)

tattō ya maē bhaṇiyaṁ ēvaṁ hōutti dōvi sañcaliyā  
kayasiṅgārā payaō pattā ya kamēṇa ujjāṇaṁ

> Then I said, "Let it be so"; and both of us set out, / having adorned ourselves, and in due course reached the garden,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.108)

kīlantakāmiṇīyaṇaraṇantanēuraravēṇa taruniyarō  
mayaṇamahūsavatuṭṭhō gāyaï iva caccariṁ jattha

> Where the assembly of trees, delighted at the spring festival of Madana, / seemed to sing a carcarī song with the sound of jingling anklets of playing amorous women;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.109)

malayānilahallāviyasāhāhiṁ vighummamāṇayā dhaṇiyaṁ  
kōilakayakalakōlāhalēhiṁ aphuḍakravārālāvā

> Where the trees, shaking violently with branches stirred by the Malaya breeze, / had inarticulate murmurs in the form of the sweet clamour made by cuckoos;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.110)

āyambiranavakisilayaāyambamuhā mahīruhā jattha  
āsāiyamahumāsā mattā iva saccavijjanti

> Where the trees, with their red tips of slightly reddish fresh sprouts, / seemed to be intoxicated having tasted the honey-month \[of spring\];  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.111)

suvisaṭṭakusumasōhantamañjarīpuñjaraïyasēharayā  
jōhārēntativa pavaṇōṇayāhiṁ sāhāhiṁ paürajaṇaṁ

> Where they, having crests fashioned from masses of wide-open blooming blossom clusters, / seemed to pay homage to the multitude of people with branches bowed down by the wind.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.112)

tammi ya pavarujjāṇē ghaṇataruvaramaṇḍiē suramaṇīē  
daṁsaṇamēttupāiyamayaṇē mayarandanāmammi

> In that excellent garden called Makaranda, / adorned with dense, noble trees, delightful, exciting desire by its mere sight,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.113)

nāṇānēvatthēṇaṁ nāyaralōēṇa parigayā jāva  
pavisāmō tā diṭṭhaṁ dūrāō mayaṇadēvaharaṁ

> As we entered, surrounded by the citizens dressed in various costumes, / we saw from afar the temple of the god Madana,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.114)

raïjuttamayaṇapūyaṇanimittamittēṇa paüralōēṇa  
paḍipunnaṁ suvilāsaṁ uttuṅgaṁ tuṅgapāgāraṁ

> Crowded with many people for the sole purpose of worshipping Madana along with Rati, / full of grace, lofty, with high ramparts;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.115)

uddāmavajjantaaccantavaramaddalaṁ mattavarakāmiṇīsaṅghakayagundalaṁ  
caccarīsaddaakkhittakāmuyajaṇaṁ paḍahiyāsaddanaccantabahuvāmaṇaṁ

> Where excellent mardala drums were loudly and excessively beaten, and circles were formed by groups of wanton, charming women; / where passionate lovers were enticed by the sound of carcarī songs, and numerous dwarfs danced to the rhythm of small drums;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.116)

piyayamāsattanararuddhakayalīharaṁ dōliyārūḍhapurabāliyāsundaraṁ  
saviḍavēsājaṇāraddhajalakīḍayaṁ salilasampāyakayakaddamuppīlayaṁ

> Where banana pavilions were occupied by men embracing their beloveds, and which was made lovely by young townswomen mounted on swings; / where water sports were commenced by courtesans and gallants, creating an abundance of mud from the splashing water.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.117)

taṁ majjhē pavisittā daṭṭhūṇa raīē sañjuyaṁ mayaṇaṁ  
niggantūṇaṁ dōṇṇivi uvaviṭṭhā bāravēīē

> Entering inside it and beholding Madana together with Rati, / both of us came out and sat on the outer railing.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.118)

nāṇavihakīlāhiṁ kīlantaṁ purajaṇaṁ pulōēntō  
jāva khaṇantaramēgaṁ kumara! ahaṁ tattha acchāmi

> O prince, while I sat there for a moment, / watching the townspeople amusing themselves with various games,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.119)

tāvāsannammi dumē andōlintī sahīṇa majjhagayā  
diṭṭhā aüvvarūvā juvaī navajōvvaṇārambhā

> Just then, swinging on a nearby tree in the midst of her female companions, / a maiden of unprecedented beauty, in the bloom of fresh youth, was seen \[by me\]:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.120)

pīṇunnayaghaṇasihiṇucchalantahārāvalīē kayasōhā  
uttattakaṇayavannā maṇikuḍaṁlamaṇḍiyakavōlā

> Adorned with rows of necklaces bouncing upon her plump, high, and dense breasts, / having the complexion of heated gold, her cheeks decorated with jewelled earrings.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.121)

amayamaïyavva vihiṇā vihiyā kayalōyalōyaṇāṇandā  
daṁsaṇamēttēṇaṁ ciya palhāyantī jaṇamaṇāiṁ

> She was fashioned by the creator as if out of nectar, bringing delight to the eyes of all the world, / gladdening the hearts of people merely by her sight.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.122)

taṁ daṭṭhuṁ cintiyaṁ mē kā ēsā handi! maṇaharasaruvā  
kiṁ nāgakannagēsā avaïnnā, ahava vaṇalacchī?

> Seeing her, I thought: "Ah, who is this possessing such captivating beauty? / Has a Nāga maiden descended here, or is she the goddess of the forest?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.123)

kiṁvā suralōgāō pabbhaṭṭhā tiyasasundarī ēsā  
kiṁvā mayaṇaviutta hōjja raī gahiyadēhatti?

> Or has a goddess fallen from the heavenly world, / or could she be Ratī, separated from Madana, who has assumed a bodily form?"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.124)

ēvaṁ vigappamāṇō aṇamisanayaṇēhiṁ taṁ pulōēntō  
tīēvi pulōiō haṁ sasiṇiddhaavaṅgadiṭṭhīē

> As I deliberated thus, looking at her with unblinking eyes, / she too gazed at me with an affectionate sidelong glance.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.125)

puṭṭhō ya bhāṇuvēgō kā ēsā kassa vāvi mahilatti?  
īsīsivihasiuṇaṁ aha bhaṇiyaṁ bhāṇuvēgēṇaṁ

> And Bhānuvega was asked: "Who is she, or whose wife is she?" / Then, smiling slightly, Bhānuvega said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.126)

ēīē saṅkahāē na hu kajjaṁ kiñci uṭṭhimō tāva  
ēsā huṁ vaṅkavaṅkaṁ jōyaï tuha saṁmuhaṁ jēṇa

> "No good will come of talk about her, let us rise and leave for now, / for she is looking directly at you with sidelong, crooked glances.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.127)

aṅgēsu nivaḍamāṇā diṭṭhī ēvaṁvihāṇa mahilāṇa  
dēhaṁ kuṇaï asatthaṁ avassa hiyayaṁ avaharējjā

> The glance of such women, falling upon the limbs, / makes the body unwell, and will certainly steal away the heart."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.128)

tattō ya maē bhaṇiyaṁ parihāsaparō si amhē ēmēva  
pucchāmō kōugēṇaṁ taṁ puṇa annaṁ viappēsi

> Then I said: "You are fond of joking; we / merely ask out of curiosity, but you imagine something else."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.129)

tō bhaṇaï bhāṇuvēgō imammi nayarammi atthi payaḍajasō  
khayarō amiyagaī tassa bhāriyā cittamālatti

> Then Bhānuvega said: "In this city there is a Vidyādhara of widespread fame, / named Amitagati, and his wife is Citramālā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.130)

ēsā ēgā dhūyā tāṇaṁ jāyā aṇōvamaguṇaḍ̣dhā  
nāmēṇa kaṇagamālā vinnāṇasamanniyā kannā

> They have one daughter born to them, endowed with matchless virtues, / a maiden named Kanakamālā, full of discernment."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.131)

tattō ya maē bhaṇiyaṁ kā ēsā mayaṇapūyaṇaṁ kuṇaï?  
ēsāvi kā sahīē puraō vattaṁ kahēmāṇī?

> Then I said: "Who is this woman worshipping Madana? / And who is this other one, narrating an affair before her female friend?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.132)

kō va imō avalambaï galaē vēsāē taruṇaō purisō?  
ēmāi maē puṭṭhō hasiūṇa taō imaṁ bhaṇaï

> And who is this young man clinging to the neck of a courtesan?" / Asked about these and other things by me, he laughed and said this:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.133)

ēvaṁvihapucchāhiṁ kīsa tuma suyaṇu! maṁ payārēsa?  
kō junnamajjariṁ kañjiēṇa paviyāriuṁ taraï?

> "Why do you deceive me with such questions, noble youth? / Who is able to screen an old cat with sour gruel?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.134)

na hu suyaṇu! paḍhamapucchaṁ ērisapucchāhiṁ chāiüṁ tarasi  
kiḍaēhiṁ payattēṇavi chāijjaï kaha ṇu paccūsō?

> Indeed, noble youth, you cannot hide your first inquiry with such questions! / How, pray, can the dawn be hidden, even with effort, by glow-worms?"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.135)

ēvaṁ ca tēṇa bhaṇiō lajjāē ahōmuhō ṭhiō ahayaṁ  
taṁ daṭṭhu bhāṇuvēgō ṭhiō alakkhōvva hōūṇaṁ

> Addressed thus by him, I stood with downcast face out of shame; / seeing that, Bhānuvega stood as if pretending not to notice.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.136)

lajjāē tassamaē vālijjantīvi annaōhuttaṁ  
maḍḍāē tahavi nivaḍaï maha diṭṭhī tīē muhakamalē

> Though turned in another direction by shame at that moment, / nevertheless my gaze fell, as if by force, upon her lotus-like face.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.137)

aṇurāyatantibaddhā diṭṭhī jaṇasaṅkulēvi maggami  
sariūṇa saṇiya-saṇiyaṁ jattha piyaṁ tattha alliyaï

> Bound by the cords of love, even on a road crowded with people, / slipping forward slowly, slowly, the gaze clings to where the beloved is.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.138)

sahijaṇapacchannēhiṁ puṇō puṇō taraladiṭṭhipāēhiṁ  
bhaddavayamēhavijjūē vilasiyaṁ tīē vijiyanti

> Surpassing the play of the lightning of a Bhādrapada cloud, / with trembling casts of her glance that she repeatedly concealed from her female companions,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.139)

tō tīē taralapamhaladiṭṭhībāṇēhiṁ jajjarē hiyaē  
majjha paviṭṭhā pañcavi kusumasarā mayaṇapavimukkā

> then, my heart having been shattered by the arrows of her tremulous, long-lashed gaze, / all five flower-arrows discharged by Madana penetrated it.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.140)

ētthantarammitīē sahinivahō niyagihēsu sañcaliō  
sāvi hu bālā caliyā puṇō puṇō maṁ pulōēntī

> Meanwhile, the throng of her female friends moved off to their own homes; / that young girl too departed, repeatedly looking back at me.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.141)

valiyaggīvaṁ tīē sasiṇiddhaavaṅgadiṭṭhidōrēṇa  
āyaḍ̣dhiya pacchannaṁ maha hiyayaṁ jhatti avahariyaṁ

> Turning her neck, by the cord of her affectionate sidelong glance, / she drew out my heart secretly and carried it away at once.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.142)

nāuṁvaharijjantaṁ maha hiyayaṁ tīē payavilaggāiṁ  
kūyanti nēūrāiṁ puṇō puṇō kụdhiyapurisōvva

> As if knowing that my heart was being carried off by her, the anklets / clinging to her feet cried out repeatedly like angry persons.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.143)

mayaṇattā sā jantī aṇamisanayaṇēhiṁ pulaïyā tāva  
jāvujjāṇatarūhiṁ antariyā diṭṭhimaggāō

> Afflicted by love, she as she went was watched with unblinking eyes, / until she was hidden from the path of sight by the garden trees.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.144)

vōlīṇadaṁsaṇāē tīē maha māṇasammi santāvō  
duvvisahō sañjāō samayaṁ aïdīhasāsēhiṁ

> When she had passed out of sight, an unbearable torment arose / in my mind, together with exceedingly long sighs.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.145)

aha bhaṇaï bhāṇuvēgō gacchāmō niyagihammi amhēvi  
ēvanti maē bhaṇiē samāgayā dōvi gēhammi

> Then Bhānuvega said: "Let us also go to our own house." / When I had said "So be it", both arrived at the house.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.146)

tattō ahamārụ̄dhō uvarimabhūmīē tattha sayaṇīē  
pāsuttō uvaviṭṭhō maha pāsē bhāṇuvēgōvi

> Then I mounted to the upper floor and lay down there / upon a bed, and Bhānuvega also sat down beside me.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.147)

tō bhaṇaï bhāṇuvēgō kīsa tumaṁ dummaṇōvva sañjāō?  
muñcasi visāyagabbhē sudīharē kīsa nīsāsē?

> Then Bhānuvega said: "Why have you become so dejected? / Why do you utter exceedingly long sighs filled with despair?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.148)

kiṁ kuṇasi aṅgabhaṅgaṁ dīhaṁ nīsasiya mukkahuṅkārō  
bhaṭhṭhaṭṭiyacaṇagō viva sayaṇīē kīsa taḍaphaḍasi?

> Why do you contort your limbs, sighing deeply with groans? / Why do you toss about on the bed like a chickpea in a frying pan?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.149)

kiṅkimpi cintiūṇaṁ aṇimittaṁ cēva kīsa taṁ hasasi?  
niyayavigappavasēṇaṁ kīsa puṇō dummaṇō hōsi?

> Thinking of what-not, why do you laugh for no reason at all? / And why, under the sway of your own fancies, do you become dejected again?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.150)

nāṇārasasaṅkinnaṁ nāḍayakavvaṁ ahiṇavēmāṇō  
kiṁ ciṭṭhasi na ya sāhasi sabbhāvaṁ kiñci amhāṇaṁ?

> Acting out, as it were, a drama mingled with various sentiments, / why do you sit silent and not declare any of your true feelings to us?"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.151)

ēvaṁ ca tēṇa bahusō pucchijjantēṇa kumara! mē bhaṇiyaṁ  
jāṇāmi nēva kiṁ puṇa maha dēhaṁ gāḍhamassatthaṁ?

> And when questioned repeatedly by him thus, prince, I said: / "I do not know, but why has my body become severely unwell?"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.152)

hasiūṇa tēṇa bhaṇiyaṁ puvvaṁ ciya sāhiyaṁ maē tujjha  
ēvaṁvihamahilāṇaṁ na sundaraṁ daṁsaṇaṁ hōi

> Laughing, he said: "I already told you before / that the sight of such women does not lead to good.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.153)

tā tīē cakkhudōsā ēsō savvōvi tujjha santāvō  
dāvijjaï sā hatthaṁ paṭṭhīē jēṇa hōi suhaṁ

> Therefore, through the fault of her eyes, all this torment of yours has arisen; / let a hand be passed over your back, so that ease may come."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.154)

nīsasiya maē bhaṇiyaṁ sandēhō jīviyassavi ya amhaṁ  
taṁ puṇa suhiō bhāō ya parihāsaṁ kīsa nō kuṇasi?

> Sighing, I said: "There is even doubt regarding our very life; / but you, a happy brother, why do you not make fun of me?"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.155)

tō bhaṇaï bhāṇuvēgō sabbhāvavivajjiyassa purisassa  
annāyammi sarūvē kiṁ kāuṁ sakkimō amhē?

> Then Bhānuvega said: "When a man is devoid of candour / and his true nature is not known, what can we do?"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.156)

tāhi maē vajjariyaṁ sāhijjaï tassa jō na yāṇāi  
taṁ puṇa jāṇantōvi hu aliyaṁ ciya pucchisi mamanti

> Then I spoke: "It should be told to one who does not know; / but you, even though knowing it, ask me falsely!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.157)

ēmāivayaṇavittharavajjaraṇaparāyaṇāṇa amhāṇaṁ  
cūyalayā gihadāsī āgantūṇaṁ imaṁ bhaṇaï

> As we were engaged in speaking such long strings of words, / the house-maid Cūtalatā came up and said this:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.158)

acchaï duvāradēsē samāgayā tumha daṁsaṇanimittaṁ  
sōmalayā nāmēṇaṁ varadhāī kaṇagamālāē

> "There stands at the doorway, having come for the sake of seeing you, / the noble nurse of Kanakamālā, named Somalatā."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.159)

tō bhaṇaï bhāṇuvēgō lahuṁ pavēsēha ēva bhaṇiyammi  
aha sacciya sōmalayā samāgayā amha pāsammi

> Then Bhānuvega said: "Bring her in quickly." When this was said, / that very Somalatā came into our presence.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.160)

kayaüvayārā tāhē uvaviṭṭhā bhaṇaï sāyaraṁ vayaṇaṁ  
ēgantaṁ kuṇaha taō cūyalayā pēsiyā tattō

> Having paid her respects, she sat down and said with deference: / "Make it private." Thereupon Cūtalatā was sent away from there.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.161)

bhaṇiyaṁ sōmalayāē saraṇāgayavacchalā jaō suyaṇā  
paritāyaha paritāyaha mamaṁ taō bhīmavasaṇāō

> Somalatā said: "Since noble men are affectionate to those seeking refuge, / save me, save me from a dreadful calamity!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.162)

harisāūriyahiyaēṇa tāhē ēvaṁvihaṁ maē bhaṇiyaṁ  
kattō bhaddē! vasaṇaṁ, sā bhaṇaī kusumabāṇāō

> With a heart filled with joy, I spoke in this manner: / "From where, good lady, is the calamity?" She said: "From the Flower-arrowed One!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.163)

īsīsi vihasiūṇaṁ vajjariyaṁ tāhi bhāṇuvēgēṇa  
kaḍakaḍiyasavvasandhiṁ gayalāyannaṁ tuha śarīraṁ

> Smiling slightly, Bhānuvega then spoke: / "Your body has all its joints cracking and its loveliness gone;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.164)

ninnaṭṭhadantapantiṁ siyakēsahasantasīsasōhillaṁ  
dūrapalambiravalivalayasahiyasihiṇēhiṁ bībhacchaṁ

> its row of teeth is lost, its head shines laughing with white hair, / and it is repulsive with breasts having far-dangling folds of skin.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.165)

daṭṭhūṇa bhīyabhīō dūraṁ dūrēṇa vaccaï aṇaṅgō  
tattō kaha tujjha bhayaṁ jarāē jajjariyadēhāē?

> Seeing you, the Bodiless One flees far, far away in terror; / from where, then, can there be fear for you, whose body is shattered by old age?"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.166)

sōmalayāē bhaṇiyaṁ mā maṁ uvahasasu suṇasu vattantaṁ  
jaha kusumabāṇavihiyaṁ paramparāē maha bhayanti

> Somalatā said: "Do not mock me; listen to the story / of how my fear has been caused indirectly by the Flower-arrowed One.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.167)

ujjāṇāu kīliya samāgayā niyagihē kaṇagamālā  
vicchāyavayaṇasōhā viḍappagahiyā sasikalavva

> Having played in the garden, Kanakamālā returned to her own house, / the radiance of her face faded, like the crescent moon seized by a cloud.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.168)

tattō ya maē puṭhṭhā kīsa tumaṁ putti! vimaṇadummaṇiyā?  
na ya tīē kiñci siṭṭhaṁ sudīharaṁ navari nīsasiuṁ

> Then I asked: 'Why, daughter, are you distracted and dejected?' / But she disclosed nothing, and merely sighed deeply.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.169)

aṁsujalapūriyāiṁ nayaṇāiṁ kayāiṁ dīṇavayaṇāē  
tattō ya maē puṭṭhā tīē sahī haṁsiyā nāma

> Her eyes were filled with tears, her face miserable.  
> Then I questioned her friend named Haṁsikā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.170)

tīē bhaṇiyaṁ ambē! ujjāṇa ajja pāviyā amhē  
pūiya mayaṇaṁ bāhiṁ nīsariyā jāva tā diṭṭhō

> She said: “Mother, today we reached the garden;  
> we worshipped Madana, and just as we were walking out, he was seen:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.171)

kōugavakkhittamaṇō uvaviṭṭhō bhāṇuvēgapāsammi  
paccakkhōvva aṇaṅgō ēgō taruṇō mahābhāgō

> sitting beside Bhānuvega, his mind distracted by curiosity,  
> a noble youth, like the Bodiless One in visible form.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.172)

taṁ daṭṭhūṇaṁ ēsā jāyā nipphandalōyaṇā sahasā  
āsattā tavvayaṇē ālēkkhagayavva niccēṭṭhā

> Seeing him, her eyes suddenly became motionless;  
> she was fixed on his face, motionless as if depicted in a painting.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.173)

savvaṅgiō imīē aṇimisadiṭṭhīē jōiō sa yuvā  
na ya tēṇa imā diṭṭhā kōugavakkhittacittēṇa

> She looked at that youth with an unblinking gaze all over his body,  
> but he, his mind distracted by curiosity, did not see her.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.174)

tō tassa nayaṇagōyaramapāvamāṇā salajjamuhakamalā  
dōhaggadūsiyaṁ piva attāṇaṁ mannamāṇavva

> Then, failing to come within range of his eyes, her lotus-face full of shame,  
> as if considering herself disgraced by misfortune,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.175)

kiṅkimpi cintiūṇaṁ bhaṇaï sahīō! imammi cūyadumē  
kīlāmō tāva khaṇaṁ bandhiya andōlayaṁ amhē

> thinking of something, she said: ‘Friends, having fastened a swing  
> to this mango tree, let us play for a moment!’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.176)

ēvaṁ tāhiṁ bhaṇiē tahēva sampāḍiyammi ēsāvi  
gurusaddēṇa sahīō āsannāōvi vāharaï

> When they agreed and it was arranged, she too  
> called out to her friends in a loud voice, though they were close at hand,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.177)

jaï ēsō maha saddaṁ sōūṇaṁ saṁmuhaṁ palōējjā  
hōjjāmi tā kayatthā ii āsāē taḍijjantī

> tossed by the hope:  
> ‘If he hears my voice and looks toward me, then I shall have achieved my desire!’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.178)

taṁ pēkkhiūṇa ya maē parihāsavasēṇa jampiyaṁ ēyaṁ  
āsannampi sahijaṇaṁ uccuccaṁ kīsa vāharasi?

> Seeing that, I said in jest:  
> ‘Why do you call so very loudly to your friends who are right near you?’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.179)

kōugavakkhittamaṇō ēsō tuha dēi nēya paḍivayaṇaṁ  
taṁ vayaṇaṁ sōūṇaṁ savilakkhā kiñci sañjāyā

> His mind distracted by curiosity, he gave you no reply;  
> hearing that remark, she became somewhat embarrassed.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.180)

ētthantarammi diṭṭhā tēṇa juvāṇēṇa 'ṇaṅgarūvēṇa  
sajjhasaharisēhiṁ imā tāhi aüvvaṁ rasaṁ pattā

> Meanwhile, that youth of Bodiless One-like beauty looked upon her;  
> by his sudden glances, she attained an unprecedented rapture.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.181](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.181)

tēṇālōiyamēttā sōhaggasamanniyaṁ ca appāṇaṁ  
jīviyamavi sakayatthaṁ mannantā pulaïyasarīrā

> As soon as he looked at her, considering herself endowed with good fortune  
> and her life fulfilled, her body thrilled with horripilation.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.182](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.182)

avaruṇḍaï sahinivahaṁ uccaṁ saṁlavaï hasaï animittaṁ  
pāyaṅguṭṭhēṇa mahiṁ vilihaï kēsē ya sañjamaï

> She embraces her friends, speaks loudly, laughs without cause,  
> scratches the ground with her big toe, and arranges her hair.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.183](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.183)

ēmāiṁ saviyāraṁ cēṭṭhantā kīliūṇa khaṇamēgaṁ  
mayaṇasaravihuriyaṅgī ihāgayā ērisā jāyā

> Behaving with such manifestations, having sported for a moment,  
> her limbs distressed by the arrows of Madana, she returned here and became like this.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.184](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.184)

ēvaṁ ca haṁsiyāē bhaṇiyammi puṇōvi sā maē puṭṭhā  
kō sō purisō haṁsiṇi!, kahiyaṁ savvampi maha tīē

> And when Haṁsikā spoke thus, I questioned her again:  
> ‘Who is that man, Haṁsikā?’ She told me everything.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.185)

sōhaṇaṭhāṇē rāgō puttīē, cintiuṁ gayā pāsē  
tīē diṭṭhā ya maē sayaṇīyagayā kaṇagamālā

> Thinking: ‘My daughter’s passion has fallen on a worthy person,’ I went to her side,  
> and I saw Kanakamālā lying on her bed,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.186)

āpaṇḍuramuhakamalā sudīhasāsēhiṁ sōsiyasarīrā  
kahakahavi hu niyajīyaṁ mahayā kicchēṇa dhārantī

> her lotus-face pale, her body withered by deep sighs,  
> holding on to her life only with great difficulty and distress.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.187)

piyavirahajalaṇajālāvalīhiṁ santāviyāē varaīē  
hārō candaṇapaṅkō mummurasarisōvva paḍihāi

> Tormented by rows of flame from the fire of separation from her beloved, to the fair girl  
> her necklace and sandal-paste seem like glowing coals.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.188)

cīyavva muṇālāiṁ naliṇīdalāimpi jālatullāiṁ  
aṅgārarāsisarisā paḍihāsaï haṁsatūlīvi

> Lotus-stalks appear like firewood, lotus leaves like nets of flame,  
> and even a feather mattress seems like a heap of burning charcoal.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.189)

puṭṭhā na dēi vayaṇaṁ ālavaï na sahijaṇaṁ siṇiddhampi  
jhāṇōvagayā varajōgiṇivva jāyā vigayacēṭṭhā

> Questioned, she gives no answer; she does not converse even with affectionate companions;  
> she has become motionless like an eminent yoginī engaged in meditation.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.190](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.190)

piyavirahapisāēṇaṁ gahiya gayacēyaṇāvi hu sahīhiṁ  
āsāsijjaü varaī sundara! tuha nāmamantēhiṁ

> Seized by the demon of separation from her beloved, unconscious, O handsome one,  
> let the fair girl be revived by her friends with the mantras of your name!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.191](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.191)

piyavirahapīḍiyaṁ taṁ tuḍigayaniyajīviyaṁ muṇēūṇaṁ  
taddukkhadukkhiyā haṁ samāgayā tumha pāsammi

> Knowing that she is tormented by separation from her beloved and her life is breaking,  
> pained by her distress, I have come into your presence.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.192](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.192)

ēvaṁ kusumasarāō aïgaruyaṁ āgayaṁ mahaṁ vasaṇaṁ  
jaṁ tīē dukkhiyāē ahampi aïdukkhiyā cēva

> Thus, from the flower-arrowed one, a very grave disaster has come upon me,  
> because she being distressed, I too am exceedingly distressed.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.193](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.193)

tā suyaṇu! kaṇagamālā jā sā nīsāsasōsiyasarīrā  
āsāsijjaü varaī jāva na sāsā samappanti

> Therefore, O handsome youth, let Kanakamālā, whose body is withered by sighs,  
> that fair girl, be revived before her breaths come to an end!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.194](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.194)

lahu kuṇasu kiñcuvāyaṁ jāva na nīsaraï jīviyaṁ tīē  
gayajīviyāē pacchā kiṅkāhī lāvayarasēṇa?

> Quickly devise some means before her life departs;  
> once life is gone, what will be achieved by the nectar of love?”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.195](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.195)

tavvayaṇaṁ sōūṇaṁ taïyā aha rāyaütta! mē bhaṇiyaṁ  
ēyampi na jāṇāmō kā ēsā kaṇagamālatti

> Hearing her words, then, O prince, I said:  
> “We do not even know this: who is this Kanakamālā?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.196](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.196)

tā puccha bhāṇuvēgaṁ patthuyavatthummi gahiyaparamatthaṁ  
amhē puṇa pāhuṇayā ayāṇuyā ēttha vatthumi

> So ask Bhānuvega, who grasps the true facts of the matter in question;  
> we, however, are guests and ignorant of the situation here.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.197](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.197)

aha bhaṇaï bhāṇuvēgō amhēvi hu nēva jāṇimō kiñci  
tō bhaṇaï sōmalayā sāsūyaṁ ērisaṁ vayaṇaṁ

> Then Bhānuvega said: “We too know nothing at all.”  
> Then Somalatā spoke these words indignantly:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.198](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.198)

hariūṇa tīē hiyayaṁ diṭṭhibāṇēhiṁ pahariyaṁ aṅgē  
tuḍigayajīyaṁ kāuṁ taṁ sampaï ayāṇuō jāō

> “Having stolen her heart, striking her limbs with arrows of glances,  
> and bringing her life to the breaking point, now you pretend ignorance!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.199](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.199)

kaṇṭhagayajīviyāsā tuha virahē maraï natthi sandēhō  
ayaṇattaṁ avalambiyaṁ taṁ ciṭṭhasi niddaō bhadda!

> Her life is in her throat; she is dying in separation from you, there is no doubt;  
> yet you adopt feigned ignorance and stand there heartless, noble sir!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.200](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.200)

annaṁ ca

> And furthermore:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya~en-mt.3.1) — English, machine translation

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