Note 17 — UTTARAKĀNDAM
Manmatha Nath Dutt translation
The Hindu Cupid. Mahādeva had burnt to ashes Kāma, when he had the fool-hardiness to disturb the contemplation of the former. By the way, Kālidāsa has reared his faery fabric, entitled Kumāra Sambhava, on the basis of this legend.—T.