The World of Courtesans c10.227

c10.227

The Vita sees one Shaka Jayanta from Saurashtra. He is in love with a prostitute from Barbara (East Africa). She is like the queen of darkness and has shining white teeth. The Vita finds it hard to believe that a man could love such a girl who has hardly any of the graces of a courtesan. "A man who hails from Saurashtra, a Barbara, and a monkey are all of the same species." He goes down the lane and sees a courtesan named Raka embracing the lover Mayurakumara. He is the brother-in-law of the ruler. She is fair and plump, while her lover is dark and thin. She wears the palmyra-earrings. The ends of her plaited hair are tied with a bouquet of gold jewels and pearls which cover the breasts and arms and come down almost to the navel.