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beget a child known as Sakuntala. The practice of mystic yoga, therefore,
is not sufficiently strong to control the senses. Another example is Prince
Agnidhra, whose attention was drawn to the movements of Pirvacitti,
the Apsara, simply because he heard the tinkling of her ankle bells. In
the same way that Visvamitra Muni was attracted by the tinkling bangles
of Menaka, Prince Agnidhra, upon hearing the tinkling bangles of Par-
vacitti, immediately opened his eyes to see her beautiful movements as
she walked. The prince was also very handsome. As described herein, his
eyes were just like the buds of lotus flowers. As he opened his lotuslike
eyes, he could immediately see that the Apsara was present by his side.

TEXT 6

TIAATHTT agadtaa aaa sefared KAaaAAT TASK
TUT eaCAAASGATITAAAAA IM | SAATATT,
foadt fat fogafiniearrarrracaromaicaaerayat

rmeTT TA Fah TATA TTT AMATO TATA TA zat
TIsEt AAA WIT ARTA TET
aeatafa ears Ul &

tam evavidiire madhukarim iva sumanasa upajighrantim divija-manuja-
mano-nayanahlada-dughair gati-vihara-vrida-vinayavaloka-
susvaraksaravayavair manasi nrnam kusumayudhasya vidadhatim
vivaram nija-mukha-vigalitamrtasava-sahasa-bhadsanamoda-
madandha-madhukara-nikaroparodhena druta-pada-vinyasena valgu-
spandana-stana-kalasa-kabara-bhara-rasanam devim tad-avalokanena
vivrtavasarasya bhagavato makara-dhvajasya vasam upanito jadavad iti
hovaca.

tam—to her; eva—indeed; avidiire—nearby; madhukarim iva—like
a honeybee; swmanasah—beautiful flowers; upajighrantim—smelling;
divi-ja—of those born in the heavenly planets; manu-ja—of those born
in human society; manah—mind; nayana—for the eyes; ahlada—
