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Skandapurana 3.3.1.120_20

Skandapurāṇa 3.3.1.120_20

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3.3.1.120_20

prīṇanaṃ lālanaṃ poṣaṃ raṃjanaṃ mārdavaṃ dayām..
kṛtvā vadhūmupagamedyuvatīṃ premavānpatiḥ ..
yuvatau kusume caiva vidheyaṃ sukhamicchatā .. 3.3.1.40 .
ityukto'pi tayā sādhvyā sa rājā smaravihvalaḥ ..
balādākṛṣya tāṃ haste parirebhe riraṃsayā .. 41 ..

Having shown pleasing, fondling, nurturing, delighting, gentleness, and pity, / an affectionate husband should approach his bride, a young woman; / one who desires pleasure should act [gently] toward a young woman as toward a flower. / Though addressed in this way by that virtuous woman, the king, overcome with passion, / dragged her by the hand with force and embraced her, desiring to make love. 40–41

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