Sexual Life in Ancient India: A Study in the Comparative History of Indian Culture v2.c13.16

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¹ Or : The seed bound up with the fruit of the flower (with the karman), united with the Purusha (or : sent forth by the man) makes its way to the menstrual blood; it (the purusha, or : he that incarnates himself) meets her blood, etc. In view of cl. 14 it seems, however, as if we must translate : “ He (he that takes on a body) goes into the tear-drop (the seed), which mingles itself with the product of menstruation (pushpaphala),” etc. See also K., i, 84.14, where pushpaphala is found instead of the pushparasa in B., 90.14. With asra cp. bindu “ seed ”.