Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 62, Shloka 23
Adhyaya 62 — The Fire-God Enters the Brahmin Youth; Varuthini’s Love-Sickness and Kali’s Disguise
सा तं दृष्ट्वा वरारोहा किञ्चिदुत्फुल्ललोचना ।
समेत्य प्राह तन्वङ्गी प्रसीदेति पुनः पुनः ॥
sā taṃ dṛṣṭvā varārohā kiñcid utphulla-locanā | sametya prāha tanvaṅgī prasīdeti punaḥ punaḥ ||
তাক দেখি সেই সু-নিতম্বা নাৰীৰ চকু অলপ উজ্জ্বল হ’ল; সি ওচৰলৈ আহি, সেই সুকোমলাঙ্গী বাৰে বাৰে ক’লে—“প্ৰসন্ন হওক।”
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FAQs
The repeated ‘prasīda’ shows how longing can override caution. The narrative invites discernment: emotional intensity is not identical with righteousness.
Ākhyāna (character-driven moral narrative).
‘Brightened eyes’ symbolizes the mind’s quickening under desire; repetition indicates how samskāras (habit energies) press the will toward a foregone conclusion.