The World of Courtesans c10.253

c10.253

"But this expiation is not quite adequate for him. This upstart Gandharvasevaka whose name is on the lips of every lowly servitor beckons me His fingers run swiftly in manifold ways on three kinds of musical instruments Like the shower of lotus petals his red fingers seem to be at once everywhere on their strings. When he plays the *vīṇā* he sits by the side of the damsels in the palaces of the rich and placing the instrument on their laps he enjoys making love to them."