Sexual Life in Ancient India: A Study in the Comparative History of Indian Culture v1.c5.45.3

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This the anguished one brought to the teacher’s knowledge in moving words, speaking from the wizard’s body, and telling him how he had been drunk down together with the brandy-wine. Devayānī knew no consolation: “Two sorrows burn me like fire: Kaca’s death, and the annihilation threatening thee. If Kaca dies then there is no salvation for me; and if thou art destroyed, then I cannot live.” But Çukra found a way out : he initiated the disciple into the magic spell, who broke out of the teacher’s belly, and brought back the dead man to life again with all speed. Çukra was now filled with anger against the evil brandy-wine, that had brought about the whole misfortune, and forbade it* to the Brahman for all time with great solemnity and under dreadful threats of punishment. Kaca now wished to go back to the gods, and took leave of the teacher. Devayānī went to meet him and besought him earnestly to wed her. But he had no wish to, and came out of it by urging that she as his teacher’s daughter, was honourable in his sight, and, moreover, was now his sister, since both of them had now abode in Çukra’s body.