Coronavirus - "Touch me not" 2

न पाणिग्रहणं कुर्यां यावत्स्पर्शभयं मम ।

इत्युक्त्वा निर्गत: कोऽपि मण्डपात् सत्वरं वर: ।।

Saying "I will not take her hand as long as I am scared of touch," a groom quickly exited the wedding hall. 

Madhav M. Deshpande

Professor Emeritus, Sanskrit and Linguistics

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Senior Fellow, Oxford Center for Hindu Studies

[Residence: Campbell, California, USA]