[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [The World of Courtesans](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973) › c8.132 # The World of Courtesans c8.132 The World of Courtesans c8.132 - **Language:** English ### [c8.132](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8.132) \*Pithamarda\* (a friend of the \*nagaraka\*) was so poor that he could hardly play the role of the \*nagaraka\*. He was lonely and childless and roamed from one place to another in search of some means of livelihood. He carried a crook (\*mallikasana\*) on his back to serve him as a seat, a wood roller (\*phenaka\*), unguent for shampooing his thighs, and made it a point to approach the rich and receive money from them. His strong point, however, was his ready wit, and relying on his advice, his \*nagaraka\* friends acquitted themselves very well in the \*goshthis\* and in matters relating to courtesans. - [Previous: c8.131](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8.131) - [Next: c8.133](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8.133) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8.132](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8.132) · Pramāṇa