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If water be mixed with oil and the ashes of any kind of grass except the kusha grass, it becomes the colour of milk. (p).
If yellow myrabolans, the hog plum, the shrawana plant, and the priyangu plant be all pounded together, and applied to iron pots, these pots become red. (q).
If a lamp, trimmed with oil extracted from the shrawana and priyangn plants, its wick being made of cloth and the slough of the skins of snakes, is lighted, and long pieces of wood placed near it, those pieces of wood will resemble so many snakes. (r).
Drinking the milk of a white cow who has a white calf at her feet is auspicious, produces fame, and preserves life. (s).
The blessings of venerable Brahmans, well propitiated, have the same effect. There are also some verses in conclusion: "Thus have I written in a few words the 'Science of love,' after reading the texts of ancient authors, and following the ways of enjoyment mentioned in them." "He who is acquainted with the true principles of this science pays regard to Dharma, Artha, Kama, and to his own experiences, as well as to the teachings of others, and does not act simply on the dictates of his own desire.
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