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G. A. Grierson — Analysis of the Padumawati. 
[No. 2, 
The Guru hath shown great kindness to thee, and hath given thee 
knowledge in a new incarnation. Thou wilt live hy thy death, and the 
Bhramara-hee will find the lotus, and drink its nectar. The spring time 
cometh, and then the bee findetli the nectar. The Yogi who fully 
beareth austerities obtaineth final success.’ (187). 
CANTO XYI. 
The Spring Festival. 
The festival of the Qri-Pancami comes on. Padmavati summons 
her companions to attend her to the temple of Mahadeva (188). They 
assemble with music, and in gay dresses. All princesses, and of perfect 
beauty. It is spring time, and they are like spring themselves (189). 
She starts. Her retinue of various castes (190). Continuation of names 
of castes (191). They rejoice amongst themselves (192). The fruit 
they take with them (193). The flowers (194). The musical instru- 
ments. They dance as they go (195). They arrive at the temple. 
The Gods, seeing them, are astonished, and say they must be nymphs 
escaped from heaven. Other Gods give other similar explanations 
(196). Padmavati enters the temple. She makes her offering of 
flowers and fruit, and prays. ‘ All my companions are married. I alone 
am a maiden. Give me a husband’ (197). Mahadeva being struck 
senseless by her beauty 1 gives no answer. A mysterious voice tells her 
this. Padmavati complains that it is no use praying to Gods like him 
(198). Just then a companion comes and tells her that she has seen 
at the eastern door of the temple a remarkable Yogi, who looks like a 
prince (199). She goes to see him. Their eyes meet. He falls sense- 
less with love (200). Padmavati sprinkles sandal on him to revive him. 
Ho does not wake. So, with the sandal, she writes on his chest over 
his heart, ‘ Thou hast not learned the art of asking alms. When tho 
damsel came thou didst fall asleep. How canst thou get thy living ? 
If the sun (i.e., thou) be enamoured of the moon (i.e., me), it climbcth 
to the seventh heaven (i.e., the seventh story of the castle).’ She 
departs with her companions (201). They leave the hill. Lamentations 
of the Gods at their departure. They are all dead (202). Padmavati 
enters the palace, sleeps, and dreams a wonderful dream. She asks her 
friends to interpret it (203). They interpret it as meaning her mar- 
riage (204). 
1 Padmavati’s ‘ fatal beauty ’ has this effect on every one who sees her for tho 
first time. So llatna (200), lliighava (489), and ‘Alfiu’d-dln (G09). 
