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1897.] M. V. Pandia— The Antiquity of the poet Nagari Tils. 
II <TV? tR JTT% «W'TH I 
Tfa^-fsmtr ?t ^ vftji ii 
i.e ‘She became a lively sensuous maiden with the deity Biliarl-lal, 
and drank with her eyes the excellent juice of the sugar-cane of divine 
beauty. On this occasion we both sang there the verses, bearing the 
poetic name of Rasik Bihari.’ 
‘ The following verses, occurring in the Utsava-mala, are a specimen 
of her metrical composition :— 
JTf^T ff* sstTst Klf fttt ft I 
TOT #51 3T 1 ^iTT-^t SfiM Tft *T3JT3 5r TVt 'ft II 
3jf?cT^ «TTfc JJ51T5T jitI" ain't cpr ^0 ft I 
5^ ^5lff ff 5T^ HTT^t# ft tl 
i.e ., ‘ To-day there is the merry-making of Holi in the bowery palace 
In playing Phaga (or frolics of Holi) the edges of the shawls of the 
Bana-Bani (i.e., bride and bridegroom) were tied together. The women, 
in pleasure, blow up Gulal powder and sing abusive songs on both 
sides. The bridegroom is the beautiful Rasik Bihari, and the bride is 
Naval-Kisori, (i.e,, the beautiful young maiden).’ 
