बृहत्संहिता (आचार्य वराहमिहिर - स्थापत्य, खगोल, मौसम व जल विज्ञान)

Adh. LXXV. Sl. 1-2.] पञ्चसप्ततितमोऽध्यायः 597 and female. Why then should we feel ashamed of it, when even Lord Siva was forced to take four faces on account of his greed to have a look at a maiden ? The story alluded to here is that once the celestial courtezan Tilottama, was going round Lord Siva on whose lap was seated Parvati. The lord being afraid of offending Parvati created four faces for himself in order to look at the matchless beauty of the damsel. Thus ends the 74th Adhyaya on " the Praise of Women. " सौभाग्यकरणम् ॥७५॥ Winning of Affection. जात्यं मनोभवसुखं सुभगस्य सर्व- माभासमात्रमितरस्य मनोवियोगात् । चित्तेन भावयति दूरगतापि यं स्त्री गर्भं बिभर्ति सदृशं पुरुषस्य तस्य ॥१॥ Sloka 1.—The man who is loved by damsels en- joys all the sexual pleasures in the most excellent manner, while others enjoy only sham pleasures; because, the woman has her mind elsewhere. A woman develops a foetus similar to the man whom she thinks of at the time of coitus, though she be far off from him. भङ्क्त्वा काण्डं पादपस्योप्तमुर्व्यां बीजं वास्यां नान्यतामेति यद्वत् । एवं ह्यात्मा जायते स्त्रीषु भूयः कश्चित्तस्मिन् क्षेत्रयोगाद्विशेषः ॥२॥ Sloka 2.—Just as a branch cut off from a tree or a seed planted in the soil does not change its nature, i. e., does not grow into a different tree, even so is the soul re- born in women. But owing to the influence of the soil or mother, slight difference does occur.