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look at Sītā, as she enters as the bride of the
beloved prince: puram aviśad ayodhyām maithilī-
darśinīnām kuvalayitagavākshām lochanair aṅganā-
nām, Raghnvamśa, 11,93.
prematrāpapraṇihitāni glances directed with love
and coyness is the sign of noble birth and breed-
ing as in Kālidāsa's description of the princess
Indumati, who though first unable to express her
love for the prince through her modesty made bold
at last and chose him as her lord by her glances lit
up with joy as if through the garland for her
svayamvara (self-choice of groom): tataḥ sunandā-
vachanāvasāne lajjām tanūkṛitya narendrakanyā,
dṛishtyā prasādāmalayā kumāram pratyagrahīt
samvaraṇasraiena, Raghuvamśa, 6,80.

4. Ikshaṇārdham indīvarodarasahodaram half-closed
eyes, twins of blue lotuses. See the poets des-
cription of eyes as a pair of blue lotuses on the
pink lotus-like face : bāle tava mukhāmbhoje
netram indīvaradvayam, Śṛiṅgāratilika, 17.

5. Ākekarasthitakanīnakapakshma the glance in which
the pupil is tilted to the tip as the upper lid droops
very charming as in nimīlitākekaralolachakshushā,
Kīratārjuniya, 8.53. It is defined dṛishṭir ākekarā
kiñchit sphuṭāpaṅge prasāritā, mīlitārdhapuṭāloke
tārāvyāvartanottarā. As Vishṇu rises from his
serpent couch after four months of slumber the
eyes drooping and charmingly sleepy are ākekara
as Visākhadatta puts it, dṛishṭir ākekarā vaḥ.

6. Dhārādhare...taṭidaṅganeva, Śrī on Hari's chest is a
yellow streak of lightning on the dark cloud, even
as Jayadeva sings of Rādhā on the chest of Murāri,

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