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and Jayalakshmi. In the classical battle between Rāma
and Rāvaṇa which is famous as incomparable, rāmarā-
vanayor yuddham rāmarāvaṇayor iva as Vālmīki has it.
Kälidāsa compares the goddess of victory as almost
equal and almost without a tilt towards either, like a
wall between two fighting elephants in rut: vikramavya-
tihāreņa sāmāṇyābhūd dvayor api, jayasrir antară vedir
mattavāraṇayor iva, Raghuvamsa 12,93.
The laden cloud, dark in colour but noble in
intent, is a symbol of the munificence of heaven, the
downpour of parjanya assuring prosperity to the country.
There are two great traits in the cloud. There is not,
as made clear by the great poet and thinker Nilakantha
Dikshita, the least trace of a desire for any return or
any waiting for a supplication from any as the cloud
drenches the world with its cool showers and helps
people to live happily in prosperity astapratyupakāra-
gandham akritasvaprarthana peksham apyambhobhir bhu-
vam ārdrayanti jaladā jīvantyato jantavaḥ, Anyapadeśa-
śataka, 7. There are those who complain that by a
devastating heavy downpour, everything is destroyed,
but Dikshita strongly condemns those that cry that by
its downpour the cloud has destroyed the walls of
temples, felled the dwellings of so many, flooded entire
areas, killed herds of cattle and so forth, forgetting
that if only that water were withheld the entire popula-
tion would perish, and finally, feeling apologetic, re-
quests the cloud to ignore the silly criticism of the
petty-minded, and be satisfied with the great good name
earned, so difficult to obtain : bhagnam bhittibhir ālayair
nipatitam srotobhir aplavitam vidhvastam paśubhis cha
sanghaśa iti krośanti vrishte tvayi, tvayyudgrihnati vāri
värida jana naśyantyavasyam kshanat kirtim chintaya
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and Jayalakshmi. In the classical battle between Rāma
and Rāvaṇa which is famous as incomparable, rāmarā-
vanayor yuddham rāmarāvaṇayor iva as Vālmīki has it.
Kälidāsa compares the goddess of victory as almost
equal and almost without a tilt towards either, like a
wall between two fighting elephants in rut: vikramavya-
tihāreņa sāmāṇyābhūd dvayor api, jayasrir antară vedir
mattavāraṇayor iva, Raghuvamsa 12,93.
The laden cloud, dark in colour but noble in
intent, is a symbol of the munificence of heaven, the
downpour of parjanya assuring prosperity to the country.
There are two great traits in the cloud. There is not,
as made clear by the great poet and thinker Nilakantha
Dikshita, the least trace of a desire for any return or
any waiting for a supplication from any as the cloud
drenches the world with its cool showers and helps
people to live happily in prosperity astapratyupakāra-
gandham akritasvaprarthana peksham apyambhobhir bhu-
vam ārdrayanti jaladā jīvantyato jantavaḥ, Anyapadeśa-
śataka, 7. There are those who complain that by a
devastating heavy downpour, everything is destroyed,
but Dikshita strongly condemns those that cry that by
its downpour the cloud has destroyed the walls of
temples, felled the dwellings of so many, flooded entire
areas, killed herds of cattle and so forth, forgetting
that if only that water were withheld the entire popula-
tion would perish, and finally, feeling apologetic, re-
quests the cloud to ignore the silly criticism of the
petty-minded, and be satisfied with the great good name
earned, so difficult to obtain : bhagnam bhittibhir ālayair
nipatitam srotobhir aplavitam vidhvastam paśubhis cha
sanghaśa iti krośanti vrishte tvayi, tvayyudgrihnati vāri
värida jana naśyantyavasyam kshanat kirtim chintaya
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