Read the previous part here… “Tonight, I will bring Anaṅgamañjarī to the garden that forms part of her house. You should be present outside at that time. I will then get you inside the garden and you will be able to meet her and spend time with her.” Her words made Kamalākara very happy. She …
Read the previous part here… “Look around, O Kamalākara, this is such a beautiful garden! Try to get out of this sad mood, and cheer up!” The young Kamalākara answered… “My friend, my heart has been taken away by her, the beautiful Anaṅgamañjarī. There is just an empty space within, so how can I cheer …
Read the previous part here… Mālatikā then sprinkled cold water on her friend’s face, and lay her on a bed of lotus leaves, placed a necklace of cold gemstones on her and fanned her until she came back to her senses. As Anaṅgamañjarī opened her eyes, she said tearfully… “My friend! These measures are but …
Read the previous part here… The sight of each other bound them into a fascination for each other, as if Kāma himself had brought them together. The two were overcome by passion, and they forgot everything else, and got carried away in the storm of their attraction. Kamalākara’s friend, who was walking alongside him, saw …
Read the previous part here… But even though she was married, Arthadatta would not let his daughter leave his house and go to her husband’s, since she was his only child. Maṇivarman was as distasteful to Anaṅgamañjarī as a bitter medicine to a sick man, she hated him. But Anaṅgamañjarī was dearer than life to …
Read the previous part here… एकिवशंोवतेालः The twenty-first story The story of Anaṅgamañjarī अथ गत्वा पुनः प्राप्य शिंशपातस् ततो ऽग्रहीत् ।स त्रिविक्रमसेनो ऽंसे वेतालं तं नराधिपः ॥ १२,२८.१ ॥ आगच्छन्तं च तं भूयः स वेतालो ऽब्रवीन् नृपम् ।राजन्न् उद्गाढकन्दर्पां शृण्व् एकां वच्मि ते कथाम् ॥ १२,२८.२ ॥ King Vikram went back to the tree, and …
Read the previous part here… “So tell me, o King, why did the boy laugh when his death was imminent?” “Remember, if you know the answer, and don’t tell me the truth, your head will burst into a hundred pieces!“ इति वेतालतः श्रुत्वा स राजा प्रत्युवाच तम् ।शृणु यो ऽभूद् अभिप्रायो हासे तस्य शिशोस् तदा …
Read the previous part here… King Candrāvaloka beheld the boy who stood before him, his courageous demeanor, and the tej (glow) on his face, and he was delighted. He ordered for the boy to be clothed in fine garments, with garlands of flowers with the sweetest of smells, and had him sit on an elephant, …
Read the previous part here… “This body is impure, and gathers dirt from the day it is born. It is the abode of all pain, and will perish anyway, one day or the next.” “The wise say that the only permanence in this creation is merit, and merit is acquired by this very body.” “And …
Read the previous part here… The boy was special. Even at this tender age, he always took pleasure in being of assistance to his fellow human beings, as this was a trait that he carried forward from his previous lives. In fact, he seemed to personify the merits of all the king’s subjects. And so …
