Vol. VI, No. 4.] Rasiapaasana. 169 



[N.S.] 



4 ' Buddha is ever victorious — that Buddha, who is well-be-, 

 stowed, who is wholly auspicious, who teaches identity, who 

 possesses the 10 powers, who is the enlightened, who is the king 

 of justice, who is the defender of all and who is the remover of 

 obstacles." 



[ *rN^f 5*TO^ TOfVT* *wfo *ft *33T?T I 



" I salute for ever that Ranaranaka (Manmatha ') who always 

 conquers the world as sport by using only five tender flower- 



arrows." 



fm^TiTf ^fl m H^Fff ^f^cZKTOTC*?; I 



" I constantly bow to the gods Manmatha and Lokesvara, 



rvana (Happiness and Moksha), 



fulfil 



masters. 



The first is an invocation to Buddha in which almost all 



the words referring to him are given, the epithet <q£NR>f<n«< 

 conveying the idea of ^J(*F$: an epithet of Buddha. The second 

 verse invokes Ranaranaka. The third is again an invocation 

 to both Manmatha and Lokesvara. 



The verses in the work, it seems, are arranged according to 

 subjects like Nayaka, Nayika, DutI, etc. But as there is 

 neither a commentary nor a complete Sanskrit Chaya, it is 

 difficult to point out clearly where the various portions begin 

 or end. But it is obvious that the earlier portion of the work 

 treats of Srrigara (e.g. Nayaka, Xayika, etc.) while the latter por- 

 tion treats of Vairagya (e.g. Gurupadesa, etc.). The manuscript 

 itself of the Society's Library (which I had occasion to get on 

 loan) is not free from scribal mistakes. The verse 59th is copied 

 over again as the 89th, which led to the mistake of numbering 

 the last verse as 401 instead of 400, which ought to be the case 

 according to the colophon. 



The work was written by the author at the request of his 

 friends* This is made known to us by the author himself in his 

 verse : 





' "T*K9*1 *fsKW*U: *TOFTfl * 4 aft *PWT f Trikandasesha. 



