The Kathá Sarit Ságara; or, Ocean of the Streams of Story
Translated by C. H. Tawney
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The opening
Chapter I.
Called Kathápíṭha
May the dark neck of Śiva, which the god of love has, so to speak, surrounded with nooses in the form of the alluring looks of Párvatí reclining on his bosom, assign to you prosperity.
May that victor of obstacles, who after sweeping away the stars with his trunk in the delirious joy of the evening dance, seems to create others with the spray issuing from his hissing mouth, protect you.
After worshipping the goddess of Speech, the lamp that illuminates countless objects, I compose this collection which contains the pith of the Vṛíhat-Kathá.
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About this edition
- The words
- C. H. Tawney's English translation, copied word for word.
- Copied from
- Left out
- The source library's header, footer and license, in 2 places
- The title page and opening pages before chapter 1, in 2 places
- Page numbers and running heads from the printed pages, in 2 places
- Note numbers and their links, in 2 places
- Notes and pages added by translators, editors or publishers, in 4 places
- The closing line of the work ('End of the Collection of Tales called the Kathá Sarit Ságara'), left out
- The printed table of contents (the app makes its own)