Vamana Purana — Jabali on the Banyan Tree, Shloka 46
Jabali Bound on the Banyan Tree and Nandayanti’s Appeal at Sri-Kantha on the Yamuna
समभ्येत्याब्रबीदेनां कन्दर्पशरपीडितः त्वं मुग्धे मोहयसि मां दृष्ट्यैव मदिरेक्षणे
samabhyetyābrabīdenāṃ kandarpaśarapīḍitaḥ tvaṃ mugdhe mohayasi māṃ dṛṣṭyaiva madirekṣaṇe
Als er zu ihr trat, sprach er, von den Pfeilen Kandarpas gepeinigt: „O Unschuldige, schon durch deinen Blick verwirrst du mich, o du mit berauschenden Augen.“
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FAQs
The ‘arrows of Kāma’ is a standard Purāṇic and kāvya trope for involuntary erotic agitation. It externalizes desire as an assaulting force, portraying the speaker as ‘pīḍita’ (wounded/tormented) rather than calmly choosing restraint.
It intensifies the claim: no speech or touch is needed—mere visual contact triggers delusion (moha). This aligns with classical Indian aesthetics where the eyes are a primary vehicle of erotic suggestion (śṛṅgāra).
Not directly. It is a narrative micro-scene focused on desire and persuasion; no rivers, forests, or pilgrimage sites are named in these lines.