Adhyaya 61 — Avanti Narrative
पादलेपोऽत्र मे ध्वस्तो विलीनो हिमवारिणा । यस्यानुभावादत्राहमागतो मदिरेक्षणे ॥
pādalepo 'tra me dhvasto विलīno himavāriṇā / yasyānubhāvād atrāham āgato madirekṣaṇe
„Hier ist meine Fußsalbe verdorben—vom kalten Wasser aufgelöst. Durch wessen Einfluss bin ich hierher gelangt, o Weinäugige?“
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The verse shows how attraction expresses itself through ornamented speech and suggestive address; it also hints at unseen causality (‘anubhāva’) that draws beings together—inviting reflection on karma and impulse.
Ākhyāna/Upākhyāna; interpersonal dialogue rather than cosmology or lineage.
‘Cold water dissolving the ointment’ can symbolize the washing away of prior protections/intentions when one enters a charged encounter; the ‘whose influence’ points to subtle forces (saṃskāra/kāma) guiding movement.