Kathakallolini p145

p145

ratastairahase vāsavadattāyāḥ sāmīpyamāsādya tadbhrātā prabodhitaicarīṃ tāmavagatakarttavyāmakaroditi kāryasya tasya vallabha viyogakleśadāyitve'pi svasvāmi samujjinīṣayā bhartṛ bhaktakulāṅganānurūpaṃ sā'nvamanyata | tato mahāmatirmantrī rūpaparivarttanayogena tāṃ brāhmaṇiṃrūpām, vasantakañca vaṭukarūpiṇaṃ kāṇam, ātmānañca sthavirabrāhmaṇākṛtiṃ vidhāya, prati magardhān abhipratasthe | ito nirgateṣu ca teṣu ramaṇavāṃstadāvāsamāśruśukṣaṇināśu susandīdhya, hā ! hā !! vasantakayutā devī vāsavadattā dagdhetyaghoṣayat | kiñcitkālānantarañca śanaiḥ śanaiḥ śāntepyāśuśukṣaṇau, tannratyajanakrandanaṃ cirāya mānavahṛdayamatiśayaṃ santāpayāmāsa | yaugandharāyaṇastu vāsavadattāṃ puraskṛtya vasantakena ca saha magadhādhipapuraṃ prāpyodyānagatāṃ padmāvatīṃ, tadrakṣakamukhena bhartṛdārike, avahiścayā kaścid brāhmaṇabālikākāṇabaṭukasahito brāhmaṇa iha pravicitrurudyānadvāri tiṣṭhatīti sūcayan, rājakanyayā nijanikaṭamākāritaḥ pṛṣṭaśca, 'brāhmaṇa, keyaṃ te bālā ? kimarthañca tvamihāyāta' ? iti | taccākarṇya sa vācamitthamutthāpayāmāsadevi, iyamāvantikābhidhā mama sutā | bharttā cāsyā vyasanī, ciram̐nṭīmapi svavadhūṭīmimāṃ parityajya kvāpi gata iti gatvaitastamanviṣya yāvadihānayāmi tāvadiyaṃ tava haste rakṣārthaṃ nikṣipyate | ayaṃ kāṇavaṭurasyā bhrātāpīhaiva sthāsyam̐ti yenāsāvasmadviyuktaikākinīm̐ svaduḥkhaṃ nānubhavet | svīkṛtauyāñcātrabhavatyaitasyāṃ mamābhyarthanāyāṃ sām̐misiddhaṃ mamoddeśyaṃ syāt | etadākarṇya tatheti pratipannavacasaṃ padmāvatīmāmantrya vicāraślakṣṇo mantrī laghūbhūtasuhṛtkṛto yathānyavasitamanuṣṭhātuṃ nijanīḍoḍḍayanodyatāṇḍajakulakriyamāṇatarumadhurarave, ādivasaṃ gocaramabhisañcarya pālitapaśuparityajyamānadvave, dharaṇīgīrvāṇagaṇasampādyamānasāyantanābhiṣave, āyatīgavai10, lāvāṇakamupānak