Read the previous part here… “You should not have such doubts, and hesitate so much! I have to go, for my father’s sake, and I have to make the pilgrimage when I am young and able-bodied.” “For who knows what will happen tomorrow, to this physical body that can die in a moment?” “So let …
Read the previous part here… “This child has been given to me by none other than Śiva himself” thought Sūryaprabha as he took the infant in his arms, and walked back into his palace. He then threw a magnificent feast, and the whole kingdom was entertained for twelve full days, with food, and song and …
Read the previous part here… When Manaḥsvāmin received the money, he went with the maid to the chambers of Dhanavatī, where she was waiting for him eagerly. As Manaḥsvāmin saw Dhanavatī, his heart skipped a beat, much like the chakora bird gets delighted on seeing the moon. And so he spent the night with her, …
Read the previous part here… Even through Manaḥsvāmin was of high birth, and well-educated, he was so bound by his desires that he fell in love with a courtesan named Hamsāvalī. She knew his desperation, and so demanded a fee of five hundred gold coins for him to see her and spend time with her. …
Read the previous part here… “I may have done a lot of bad deeds in my life, but I want to make up for at least a part of it by doing this…once I get married to your daughter, I will give her permission to have a son from any other man, and whosoever be …
Read the previous part here… As she ran along in the darkness, as fate would have it, her shoulder brushed hard against a thief who had been impaled on a stake. He was still alive, and his pain being aggravated by the blow he received, he cried out in pain.. “Oh no! I am hurting, …
Read the previous part here… The talk of मार (Manmatha) only happened during lovemaking, and not due to people speaking of death… हेमदण्ड (clubs of gold) only existed in the hands of doorkeepers, and not as levies of fines and taxes on people… And so Sūryaprabha was rich in all manners, and had all the …
Read the previous part here… “Candrasvāmin performed all the tasks in the required manner, yet his mind was far from pure. His dedication was only so that he could enjoy the illusions that brought him the maiden, and not to put such power to more noble use.” “His mind wavered even after he was woken …
Read the previous part here… “So tell me, o King, why was the power of that illusion lost to both the sanyasi and Candrasvāmin, even though Candrasvāmin did exactly everything that he was told to do?“ “Remember, if you know the answer, and don’t tell me the truth, your head will burst into a hundred …
Read the previous part here… “My son, when, while repeating this mantra, you see the illusion, I will recall you to consciousness by the power of my mind. You must enter the sacred fire that you see in your illusion. I will wait here for you, until you return.” Candrasvāmin prostrated before the sanyasi, and …
