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Rupanika with mother
In the city Mathura, the birthplace of Krishna; in it, there was a courtesan known by the name of Rupinika. She had for a mother an old bawd named Makarandamstara, who seemed a lump of poison in the eyes of the young men attracted by her daughter’s charms. Rupinika’s mother Makarandamstara, who had trained up many courtesans, was annoyed when she saw this and said to her in private, “My daughter, why do you associate with a poor man? Courtesans of good taste embrace a corpse in preference to a poor man. What business has a courtesan like you with affection? How have you come to forget that great principle? The light of a red sunset lasts but a short time and so does the splendor of a courtesan who gives way to affection. A courtesan, like an actress, should exhibit an assumed affection in order to get wealth; so forsake this paper, do not ruin yourself.”...Read Kathamujha...Sivkishen Ji, Author