Shloka 38
Adhyaya 61 — The Second Manvantara Begins: The Brahmin’s Swift Journey and Varuthini’s Temptation on Himavat
अहोऽस्य रूपमाधुर्यमहोऽस्य ललिता गतिः । अहो गम्भीरता दृष्टेः कुतोऽस्य सदृशो भुवि ॥
aho 'sya rūpamādhuryam aho 'sya lalitā gatiḥ / aho gambhīratā dṛṣṭeḥ kuto 'sya sadṛśo bhuvi
«¡Ah, cuán dulce es su hermosura! ¡Ah, cuán grácil es su andar! ¡Ah, cuán profunda es la gravedad de su mirada! ¿Dónde en la tierra hay alguien como él?»
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FAQs
The verse illustrates how the senses and mind rapidly construct fascination through perceived beauty, gait, and gaze—showing the momentum of kāma before discernment (viveka) intervenes. It is a narrative warning-sign: admiration can quickly become attachment.
Primarily Ākhyāna/Upākhyāna (narrative episode) rather than sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita; it functions as moral-psychological narration within the Purāṇic storytelling mode.
Beauty (rūpa), movement (gati), and gaze (dṛṣṭi) can be read as the three doors through which saṃskāras are activated; the ‘depth of gaze’ hints at the binding power of attention (dhyāna) when misdirected into desire.