ऋश्यशृङ्ग-आनयनम्
Bringing Ṛśyaśṛṅga to Aṅga and His Marriage to Śāntā
ततस्तास्तं समालिङ्ग्य सर्वा हर्षसमन्विता:।मोदकान्प्रददुस्तस्मै भक्ष्यांश्च विविधान् बहून्।।।।
tatas tās taṃ samāliṅgya sarvā harṣasamanvitāḥ |
modakān pradadus tasmai bhakṣyāṃś ca vividhān bahūn ||
それから皆は喜びに満ちて彼を抱きしめ、モーダカの甘味や種々の食べ物を数多く授けた。
Then, all the courtesans embracing him with joy, offered plentiful sweetmeats and various items of food.
It cautions that sensory pleasure and affection can become instruments that unsettle ascetic discipline; dharma requires vigilance over attachments.
The courtesans intensify their enticement by affectionate gestures and rich foods, drawing Ṛśyaśṛṅga further from his austere forest life.
Ṛśyaśṛṅga’s simplicity and unworldliness (lack of suspicion).