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# Nagananda 3.1

Nāgānanda 3.1

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [3.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.nagananda.3.1)

ṇiccaṃ jo pibai suraṃ jaṇassa piasagamaṃ ca jo kuṇai /  
maha de do abi devā baladeo kāmadeo a //

> Parasite.  
> These are the only two gods for me—the one who is always drinking, and the one who brings lovers together—Baladeva and Káma-deva. (Reels about.) Assuredly the life of me, Śekharaka, is very prosperous, since in my bosom is a loved lady, in my mouth lotus-scented wine, and on my head a garland, like a perpetual minister to my wants. (Stumbles.) Halloa! Who is pushing against me now? (With joy.) Assuredly Navamáliká makes game of me.  
> — Palmer Boyd 1872, Nágánanda, or The Joy of the Snake-World

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## Translations (1)

- [Nágánanda, or The Joy of the Snake-World](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.nagananda~en-boyd.3.p2) — Palmer Boyd 1872, English

## Linked texts (1)

- [Nāgānandanāṭaka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.avadana.nataka.naganandanataka.3.1) — Sanskrit

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