Bhojaprabandha 26_99

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'He who does not do as commanded by his master is a base servant. His life is as useless as the teats on the neck of a goat.'
Thinking, 'One must act according to the time,' Vatsarāja fell silent.
... Then, as the sun was sinking, the courtiers, seeing Vatsarāja descending from the top of the lofty palace like an enraged god of death, were terrified and fled to their respective homes on various pretexts. Then Vatsarāja, having dispatched his servants to protect his own dwelling, directed his chariot toward the temple of Bhuvaneśvarī, and sent one [servant] to summon prince Bhoja's tutor. And he said to the learned man: 'Father, Vatsarāja is summoning you.'
Upon hearing this, as if struck by a thunderbolt, as if possessed by a spirit, as if seized by a malignant planet, the learned man was brought by that servant—
(1) gust of wind. (2) a contemptible servant is the meaning.