यस्या दर्शनमात्रेण कामो मे हृदि वर्द्धितः । तस्याः संभाषणेनेव किं भविष्यति मे पुनः
yasyā darśanamātreṇa kāmo me hṛdi varddhitaḥ | tasyāḥ saṃbhāṣaṇeneva kiṃ bhaviṣyati me punaḥ
بمجرد رؤيتها ازداد الهوى في قلبي. فإن أنا خاطبتها، فماذا سيصير حالي بعد ذلك؟
Nārada (as recalled/reported within Pulastya’s narration)
Tirtha: Arbuda-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A lone ascetic glimpses a graceful woman; his face shows startled longing and immediate restraint, set against a wooded mountain hermitage path.
Temptation intensifies through continued engagement; limiting contact is presented as wise self-protection.
The broader Arbuda Khaṇḍa context relates to sacred geography, but this verse teaches personal discipline rather than site-glorification.
No formal rite; it implies a restraint-practice akin to a personal niyama.