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Once while he is sleeping in a small town called ——-———, a
dancing girl wakes him up and ————————— to her home.
Upagupta ——————, but tells her, “I will visit you when the
time is —————————————”
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A year later, Upagupta finds the dancing girl lying on the ground
————— the town, having sores all over the body . She is driven
away from the ———.He gives her —— and applies —— on her
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body. The woman asks who he is. Upagupta replies, “Now the
—— has come to visit you and I am here”.

disciple ripe water

Mathura refuses town time

invites outside balm

Read and Appreciate

R1. Read and discuss your responses with your partner.
Then write.

1. Why did Upagupta wake up startled?

2. “The dancing girl was rich.” Do you agree with this
opinion? Justify your answer by quoting from the text.
3. Why do you think the ascetic did not accept the
invitation of the dancing girl?

4. How is the spring season described in the poem?

5. “The time, at last, has come to visit you.” What do you
understand by this?

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