40/107 In the Ramayana, Ayodhya is described as guarded by warriors, as Bhogavati by the serpents.] [Footnote 46: p.15.l.22. _Nala's form might not discern._ The form of the gods, as it is here strikingly described by the poet, differs from that of men by the absence of those defects which constitute the inferiority of a mortal body to that of the inhabitants of the Indian heaven. The immortal body does not perspire, it is unsoiled by dust, the garlands which they wear stand erect, that is, the flowers are still blooming and fresh. The gods are further distinguished by their strong fixed gaze, and by floating on the earth without touching it. Nala's form is the opposite of all these. |