THE HARMONY OF VIRTUE

310 The Harmony of Virtuenot die before them.” This may have been Kalidasa's drift, but it issurely more natural to take tad*x" (tÀdÐÙaÕ) of Siva's qualities andgreatness generally; “such a lord as the Almighty Lord of the Universe”,tad*x" jgdIx" (tÀdÐÙaÕ jagadÈÙaÕ), (Kv.).3. But hearing of her daughter soul-compelled towards the Mountain-Lord,towards asceticism endeavouring, said Mena to her, embracingher to her bosom, forbidding from that great eremite.C. gives this verse as =epk (kØepaka); it could certainly be omittedwithout loss to the sense but not without great loss to the emotionalbeauty of the passage. Is there any other authority for supposingthis to be an interpolation?²toÛma' (kÐtodyamÀÌ): £Ûm" (udyamaÕ) here in the sense of £Ûog"(udyogaÕ), preparatory action or efforts. Apte takes £Ûm" (udyamaÕ)in the sense of “exertion or perseverance”; the commentator, X, of“fixed resolve”, the sense in which Apte takes it in the… 1 Sloka. Theword really means “active steps”, “active efforts”.muinvtat( (munivratÀt): a vow practicable only to a saint.dŒ"%eZvnuiÜGnmna" su%ezu ivgtSp*h" -vItrag.y¹o/" iSqt/ImRuinäCyte --duÕkheØvanudvignamanÀÕ sukheØu vigataspÐhaÕvÈtarÀgabhayakrodhaÕ sthitadhÈrmunirucyateWhose mind is not shaken in sorrows, who has banished the cravingfor delights, who has passed beyond joy and terror, fear and wrath,whose thought is calm and firm, he is called a saint.(Gita 2. 56)4. There are Gods desired that dwell in homes. Oh my child, howalien is austerity from this body of thine; the delicate Shirisha flowermay bear the foot-fall of the bee, but not of the winged bird.inxMy cWna' tpse ²toÛma' suta' igrIxp[itsKtmansam( -£vac mena pirr>y v=sa invaryNtI mhto muinvtat( --mnIizta" siNt g*hezu devtaStp" Kv vTse Kv c tavk' vpu" -pd' shet .mrSy pelv' ixrIzpuZp' n pun" pti]," --niÙamya cainÀÌ tapase kÐtodyamÀÌ sutÀÌ girÈÙapratisaktamÀnasÀmuvÀca menÀ parirabhya vakØasÀ nivÀrayantÈ mahato munivratÀtmanÈØitÀÕ santi gÐheØu devatÀstapaÕ kva vatse kva ca tÀvakaÌ vapuÕpadaÌ saheta bhramarasya pelavaÌ ÙirÈØapuØpaÌ na punaÕ patatriÍaÕ1See sloka 5 of this canto.