#056 , VERSES 56 TO 60
56. Na gamyoo mantraan`aam, na ca bhavati bhaishajya vishayoo, Na ca api pradhvamsam vrajati vividhaih s`aantika s`ataaih, Bhramaavees`aad ange eekam api vidadhad bhamgam asakrit, Smara apasmaaroo ayam bhramayati dris`am ghuurn`ayati ca. The poet laments: There is no cure for this disease of lust. There are no magic charms to cure these convulsions and spasms caused by the Cupid. There are no medicines even from the best physicians. Nor there are any procedures of pacifying sanctifying rituals. For this disease of circling and gyrating the eyes in fits of insatiable lust, there are no correcting procedures. 57. Jaati andhaaya ca, durmukhaaya ca, jaraa jiirn`a akhilaangaaya ca, Graamin`aaya ca, dushkulaaya ca, gal`at kusht`haabhi bhuutaayaca, yacchantiishu manooharam nija vapur lakshmi lava s`raddhayaa, Pan`ya striishu viveka kalpa latikaas`astreeshu rajyeeta kaha? The poet is condemning the union with prostitutes. First he denounces the prostitutes: “They entert...