Some palace floor with carpets spread,

Or wander in trim gardens where

Each opening bud perfumes the air.

The richest robe thy form should deck,

The rarest gems adorn thy neck,

The sweetest wreath should bind thy hair,

The noblest lord thy bed should share.

Art thou akin, O fair of form,

To Rudras,[498] or the Gods of storm,[499]

Or to the glorious Vasus[500]? How