4. Motifs (20): The divine aeroplanes

Patralekha from Vaitadhya requisitions, through Gandharvaka, the sandal-wood aeroplane from her father Vicitravirya residing on the Suvela mountain. This, by the way, prompts Citralekha to entrust a few more errands to Gandharvaka, viz., a message to Vicitravirya, another message to Gandharvadatta at Kanci. The unexpressed standing instruction to show to worthy princes the portrait of Tilakamanjari is of course implied along with these errands. The aeroplane is a normal luxury with the vzdyadharas, who hardly tread on the physical earth. It is due to this aeroplane that Gandharvaka unknowingly incurs the curse of Mahodara. It is again this aeroplane that, thrown by Mahodara, brings Malayasundari to the superhuman region of the Vidyadharas. It is again a similar aeroplane brought by Kalyanaka that instantly carries Samaraketu to the region of the Suvela mountain for his marriage with Malayasundari. And it is with the help of this device that Dhanapala's muse moves from heaven to earth and from earth to heaven. It adds to the majesty of the superhuman nature of the Vidyadharas.