Satirical works of Kshemendra (study)
by Arpana Devi | 2017 | 60,954 words
This page relates 鈥楾he Celibate Brahmana鈥� part of the study on the Satirical works of Kshemendra: an 11th century poet from Kashmir, who composed three satirical works. Kshemendra himself says that in composing the satirical works his only motive is to reform the mindset of the people.鈥擧e exposes all the vices and follies prevailing in the society with the intention to reform it.
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5.3. The Celibate 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺
碍峁尘别苍诲谤补 observes that a celibate 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺 is also not free from hypocrisy.[1] He is a celibate only outwardly with a flower in his hair and sacred grass behind his ear but inwardly he is notorious and unchaste. He never leads a moral life. He keeps relationship with unchaste woman. 碍峁尘别苍诲谤补 ridicules him comparing to the god of love (kandarpa).[2] He condemns such hypocrite 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺 who passes the day in the pilgrimage and at night unites with the whore widow.[3]
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c奴lik膩nyastakusuma岣� kar峁噀 k峁泃apavitraka岣�/
yuv膩 ra峁囜笉膩priyo vipra岣� kandarpe峁噊pam墨yate// ibid.,III.36
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tameva t墨rthay膩tr膩su pa艣c膩n nayati sarvad膩/
vahant墨 kha岣峠ap膩tre峁嘺 balidh奴pasamudgik膩峁�// parasparapr膩rthanay膩 sumu峁囜笉itabhagadhvajau/
bh奴kampak膩ri峁嘺u r膩trau ra峁囜笉膩bra岣ac膩ri峁嘺u// ibid.,III.38-39