Chapter 8: Vasumativikramam (Vasumati-vikrama)

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The king after disclosing his dream to Vatandhaya
tells him that the advent of the spring season is aggravating
his agony and he is being tortured by the arrows of the god
of love.
जृम्भन्ने कलकण्ठकण्ठकुहरे यत्पञ्चमाडम्बरा-
यत्तारल्यकृतां दिवं मधुकृतामुल्लङ्घते झंक्रिया [jṛmbhanne kalakaṇṭhakaṇṭhakuhare yatpañcamāḍambarā-
yattāralyakṛtāṃ divaṃ madhukṛtāmullaṅghate jhaṃkriyā ] !
घ्राणायुष्यममी दिशन्ति तरवो यत्सौरभेणामुना [ghrāṇāyuṣyamamī diśanti taravo yatsaurabheṇāmunā ] 50
पुष्पेषोः समुपस्थितस्तदधुना कोदण्डकोलाहल |
[puṣpeṣoḥ samupasthitastadadhunā kodaṇḍakolāhala |
] Vatandhaya brings to the notice of the hero of his queen's
anger and the latter immediately proceeds to the presence
of the queen to pacify her. Thanks to the efforts of the
maid servant, reconciliation is reached between the king
and the queen. But the king's mind againplunges itself
in thoughts of Vasumati. Thus the strain of Ayoga srngara
is maintained.
The second act sees further development of love
The hero tries to veer
between king Vikrama and Vasumati.
his mind away from thinking of his beloved. But his efforts
prove to be in vain.
अनुधावति बत सततं
तामेवु सरोरुहेक्षणां चेतः [anudhāvati bata satataṃ
tāmevu saroruhekṣaṇāṃ cetaḥ ] !
शून्य पुनः शरीर विधिना ॥ [śūnya punaḥ śarīra vidhinā || ] 1.51
सञ्चार्यन एवं केवल
[sañcāryana evaṃ kevala
] For, his mind has taken for granted the truthfullness of
50 Ibid., Act.I, V.55, p.31
51 Ibid., V.64, p.42