[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) › c9.38 # The World of Courtesans c9.38 The World of Courtesans c9.38 - **Language:** English ### [c9.38](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c9.38) The \*Vasudeva Hīndī\* is full of stories and incidents which throw considerable light on the courtesan and her way of life. One story takes place in a particular town where there lived a beautiful and qualified courtesan who was visited by the king, his ministers, and other rich clients. When they left her house they gave her ornaments as a token of the memory of their visit. Once a clever son of a banker visited her house and saw a footstool inlaid with five porcelain gems. He asked the courtesan to give it to him as a memento and she gave it to him. - [Previous: c9.37](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c9.37) - [Next: c9.39](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c9.39) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c9) ## Cites (1) - [Vasudevahiṃḍī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.anuyoga.epic.harivamsa.vasudevahindi) — Saṅghadāsagaṇi Vācaka, Māhārāṣṭrī Prakrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c9.38](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c9.38) · Pramāṇa