Shloka 5
Adhyaya 61 — The Second Manvantara Begins: The Brahmin’s Swift Journey and Varuthini’s Temptation on Himavat
कश्चिद् द्विजातिप्रवरः पुरेऽभूदरुणास्पदे ।
वरुणायास्तटे विप्रो रूपेणात्यश्विनावपि ॥
kaścid dvijāti-pravaraḥ pure 'bhūd aruṇāspade |
varuṇāyās taṭe vipro rūpeṇāty-aśvināv api ||
في مدينة تُدعى أَرُونَاسْپَدَة كان يعيش برهمنٌ فاضل من ذوي الميلادين (دْوِجَة). وعلى ضفة نهر فَرُونَا كان ذلك البرهمن بالغ الحُسن، جميلًا كالأشفينَين في بهائه.
FAQs
Purāṇas often ground cosmic chronology in exemplary human stories: virtue and learning are introduced through a model brāhmaṇa whose life becomes a vehicle for teaching.
Serves 'Manvantara' narration and can support 'Vaṃśānucarita' indirectly when the episode connects to lineage/era-specific rulers (as the chapter proceeds).
The riverbank setting suggests liminality—a threshold between states. The Aśvin comparison hints at healing and restoration motifs that often accompany dharmic exemplars.