The World of Courtesans c5.35

c5.35

Mahanama was very dejected when he heard the decision of the *Gana*. Amrapali also learnt the outcome of the meeting of the *Gana*, and agreed to become a *ganabhogya* if the *Gana* was ready to accept five conditions that she made. These were: (1) The allocation of a residence in the first division of the city. (2) If one client was with her, the entry of a second client was strictly prohibited. (3) The client had to pay her five hundred *karshapanas* as her fees. (4) If there was a search ordered by the *Gana* her house could be searched only on the seventh day after the warrant had been issued. (5) The entry and exit to her house were not to be watched.