[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) › c9.13 # The World of Courtesans c9.13 The World of Courtesans c9.13 - **Language:** English ### [c9.13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c9.13) In the third canto Kalidasa sings the glories of the Indian autumn. The \*kusha\* grass, the lotuses in bloom, the cackling geese, and the ripening paddy impart a unique charm to this season. The forest carried the fragrance of jasmine flowers and the rivers teemed with fish. The white and silvery autumnal sky is radiantly lit on a full-moon night, the trees are laden with flowers and moved by a gentle breeze and the dancing peacocks attract everybody's attention. The women decorate their tresses with sweet-smelling jasmine and blue lotuses. Their breasts are smeared with sandal paste, and they wear tinkling anklets and chaplets. - [Previous: c9.12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c9.12) - [Next: c9.14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c9.14) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c9.13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c9.13) · Pramāṇa