The World of Courtesans c10.178

c10.178

When he sees the Vita, Vishnudasa gets down from the litter and they talk about his mistress and how he makes love to her. The Vita then enters Ujjayini's market. He hears the din in the metal workshops and the sounds of artisans at work. Flowers and garlands are on sale and wine is sold in the inns. Some gamblers are carrying to the *vesha* wine and meat bought from their small winnings. The Vita avoids the crowded market street, and enters the Flower Street (*pushpavithi*), leaving the drinking booths to the right, and passing the Purnabhadra crossing (*sringa taka*). Then he enters the *vesha* street and meets his friends. There he turns and exclaims: