Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v2.c27.s2.70

v2.c27.s2.70

¹ The Indian Pluto ; she is addressing the Yamuna. ² Thus the ancient statues do not present merely the sculptor’s fancy in the zone of bells with which they are ornamented. ³ This is a favourite metaphor with the bards of India, to describe the alternations of the exciting causes of love ; and it is yet more important as showing that Jayadeva was the philosopher as well as the poet of nature, in making the action of the moon upon the tides the basis of this beautiful simile. ⁴ This yellow robe or mantle furnishes another title of the Sun-god, namely, Pitambara, typical of the resplendence which precedes his rising and setting. ⁵ It will be again necessary to call to mind the colour of Krishna, to appreciate this elegant metaphor. ⁶ This idea is quite new.