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 ||
অৰুণাস্পদ নামে এখন নগৰত এজন শ্ৰেষ্ঠ দ্বিজ (ব্ৰাহ্মণ) বাস কৰিছিল। বৰুণা নদীৰ তীৰত সেই ব্ৰাহ্মণ অতি সুন্দৰ আছিল—সৌন্দৰ্যত যেন অশ্বিনীকুমাৰদ্বয়ৰ সমান।
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.