Hindu Medicine c7.192

c7.192

The demoness, Bulimia, finds an eager admirer among King Jīva’s suite in the traditional jester of the Hindu stage, the Vidūṣaka, a gluttonous Brahmin of grotesque appearance, who, by virtue of his wits and resourcefulness, enacts the rôle of the faithful companion of the hero of the play. Moreover, because of his intimacy with Lady Loving Devotion, the king becomes estranged from his chancellor, Worldly Wisdom, and ignores both the latter’s advice and the danger threatening his realm.