The Lotus Lady (Padmini Nayika)

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Classical romantic literature of the Hindus divides women into four types, and of these the Padmini, the Lotus, is the best of all. Malik Muhammad Jayasi in his Padmavatthus sums up the character of the Padmini.” The best kind of
woman. She has the odour of lotus, thus attracting bees. She is not very tall or very short, very lean or very stout. She has four things long (hair, fingers, eyes and neck), four light (teeth, breasts, forehead and navel), and four thin (nose,loins, waist and thighs). Her face is like the moon. Her gait that of a swan. Her food is milk, and she is fond of betel and flowers. She has sixteen -sixteenths of all graces.”
The lady, shown in the painting plucking plum blossoms, answers all qualifications required of a Padmini Nayika. In
the full bloom of her youth and beauty, slender -waisted, with shapely breasts, well-proportioned shoulders, slender
delicate hands and arms, moon -like face, dark expressive eyes, eyebrows like the bow of Kama and jet black hair,
she is the Lady Lotus.