[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Jain Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina) › [Post-canonical works (philosophy, yoga, karma theory, narrative, poetry, history)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post) › [Narrative literature (kathās, kathākośas, caritas)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha) › [Surasuṃdarīcariya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya) › [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya~en-mt) › 14.148 # The Story of Surasundarī 14.148 English (machine translation) 14.148 - **Language:** English ### [14.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya~en-mt.14.148) 'What use to me is splendour, what use is a harem or kingship, / if I do not attain the role of a bee upon the lotus of her face? - [Previous: 14.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya~en-mt.14.147) - [Next: 14.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya~en-mt.14.149) - [Up: 14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya~en-mt.14) ## Linked texts (1) - [Surasuṃdarīcariya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.14.148) — Dhaneśvara, Māhārāṣṭrī Prakrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya~en-mt.14.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya~en-mt.14.148) · Pramāṇa