Essay name: Tilakamanjari of Dhanapala (study)
Author:
Shri N. M. Kansara
Affiliation: Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda / Department of Sanskrit Pali and Prakrit
This is an English study of the Tilakamanjari of Dhanapala, a Sanskrit poem written in the 11th century. Technically, the Tilaka-manjari is classified as a Gadyakavya (鈥減rose-romance鈥�). The author, Dhanapala was a court poet to the Paramara king Munja, who ruled the Kingdom of Malwa in ancient west-central India.
Chapter 6 - Summary of the Tilakamanjari
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"The misery, like the night, has now exhausted.
Worship, 0 King:& unhindered, the deities.
Blooming forth the worlds, before long
Will thy line, like the disc of the Sun, rise."
Taking heart from this clue, I made up my mind to retire
to a forest and propitiate some deity. Then I asked
this queen of mine to wait for me till i returned after
successfully obtaining the cherished boon. She, However,
instsntly swooned on hearing my words. Having come to
her own after sometime, she implored me to take her
with me, and began to weep incessantly. It behoves you,
Sir! to kindly persuade her not to come in the way of
my austerities. Hearing this and realizing the depth
of the misery of the royal couple, the Muni instantly
reverted to deep meditation. Before long he opened his
eyes and told the king;
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" King: the ill-l煤ck hindering your cherished wish
has almost vanished and their is no cause now to worry.
Please don't make your consort unhappy. Abandon all
your thoughts abongk鉁� about retiring to a distant
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forest and undergoing consequent unbearable hardships.
Worship, here in your palace, your family deity, Sri,
the Goddess-of-Prosperity. She is favourably inclined
