[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [The World of Courtesans](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973) › c10.147 # The World of Courtesans c10.147 The World of Courtesans c10.147 - **Language:** English ### [c10.147](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c10.147) "What pleasure is there in paradise which is devoid of sleep! One cannot aspire for better pleasures than the spring days when the perspiration wipes away the \*tilakas\*, when the \*koels\* begin swarming the garden, when women begin wreathing their zones, when the mango trees begin blossoming and the breeze is full of fragrance, when a woman gives up her pride and approaches the lover seeking reconciliation. The lover then finds the fulfilment of his youth. He is pressed to stay near his beloved. Her cheeks are darkened by the shadow of earrings of the \*sirisa\* flowers. Water pitchers, pearl necklaces, sandalwood and \*khas\*-fans all contribute to their pleasure. When the sun gets hotter in summer the beloved lies on a flower bed, and places her hand on her coiffure decorated with fresh jasmine flowers, her breasts smeared with moist sandal paste. Her lover passes the hot summer afternoon comfortably. He is indeed lucky who is not allowed to leave these airy rooms sprinkled with scented water and by his beloved decorated with \*maulasiri\*, jasmine and blue lotus flowers." - [Previous: c10.146](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c10.146) - [Next: c10.148](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c10.148) - [Up: c10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c10) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c10.147](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c10.147) · Pramāṇa