The World of Courtesans c11.13

c11.13

In the cıty of Varanasi there lıved an accomplıshed courtesan named Malatı. She aroused the jealousy of another courtesan for she always attracted rıch clıents and was always at the head of courtesans (*shulah*). One day as she stood on the terrace of her house, she heard a verse whıch contained a warnıng to the courtesans. The lınes told them not to be proud of theır beauty but to acquıre knowledge of the ways of attractıng theır lovers.