68 ॥ पलाण्डुमण्डनप्रहसनम् ॥ शत्रुर्निरस्तः प्रहतः समस्तो विज्ञान्धकार, प्रथिता च विद्या । अद्यापि यस्यास्ति कलेर्निषिद्धे भ्रमः पदार्थे स कथं न १ नष्टः ॥ १२ ॥ भवतु पुनः सुमुहूर्ते गर्भाधान विधानं साधयामः । लिङ्गोजीभट्टः- तर्हि मुहूर्तान्तरमेव मङ्गलाय । (इति उत्थिताः सर्वे ।) तथापीदमस्तु भरतवाक्यम्- सुमुहूर्तेन राज्यं स्यात् समुहूर्तेन दिग्जयः । सुमुहूर्तेन विज्ञानां नाश एव न संशयः ॥ १३ ॥ ( इति निष्कान्ताः सर्वे 1 ) || पलाण्डुमण्डनं नाम ग्रहसनं सम्पूर्णम् ॥ 1 PALĀNDUMANDANA The enemy is vanquished, the darkness of obstacles is completely dispelled; knowledge is celebrated: but even now why is the superstition in the prohibited edibles in the Kali age is not cleared away? (12) Bet it so. Let the Garbhādhāna be celebrated again at another auspicious time. We shall go. Lingojī Bhatta - Then let us arrange for another auspicious time! (So saying all get up.) Nevertheless let this be the final benediction 24 Sovereignty, conquest (of countries) in all quarters, and overcoming difficulties, are bound to happen, without any doubt, only at an auspicious time. (13) (All exit.) The Prahasana called Palāndu Mandana is completed. 69 24. This is called 'Bharatavilikya' in all Sanskrit dramas from Bhfisa to the present times. The dramaturgical texts do not refer to it. The origin and etymology of the term "Bharatavākya are not clear. However it is the general belief that Bharatavākya is > called in honour of Bharata, the founder of Sanskrit dramaturgy, and that this final benedictory verse is the statement of a 'bharata' or actor not as playing the role of arry character in a play.
