Harivamsha 108
English (machine translation) 108
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Vaiśaṃpāyana said: / Then, in the middle of Dvāravatī, adorned with ramparts, / in the middle of Dvāravatī, she saw the lovely mansion of Kāma; / nearby it she saw the mansion of Aniruddha, / with golden altars and pillars, and archways of gold and cat's-eye gems, / draped with garlands and wreaths, and adorned with full jars, / with peacock-throated sloping roofs and uniform clusters of mansions, / strewn with jewels and corals, resounding with heavenly Gandharvas; / she saw the mansion where Pradyumna's son dwelt in comfort.
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Then, having suddenly entered that great mansion of his, / there the excellent Apsaras Citralekhā saw Aniruddha; / she saw him in the midst of women like the risen lord of the stars,
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attended on all sides by women in playful amusement, / drinking sweet honey-wine, endowed with supreme splendor, / seated on an excellent throne, just like Kubera.
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Instruments were played in perfect rhythm, and songs were sung sweetly,
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yet his mind was not there; he was thinking only of that matter.
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Women endowed with all good qualities were dancing here and there,
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yet Citralekhā saw no satisfaction in his mind;
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he did not take pleasure in delights, nor did he partake of wine.
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Evidently, that dream was revolving in his heart.
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Having thus determined in her mind right there, her apprehension gone,
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having seen him in the midst of supreme women, like Indra’s banner,
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- Harivaṃśa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit