Shloka 4
Samayakaraṇa
Determination of Proper Times / Formalizing the Condition
सोऽहं दर्शनमात्रेण त्वदीयेन वरानने । मनोभवशरैर्विद्धः पतितः सहसा क्षितौ । अजल्पितवचो देवि मोहितस्तव तेजसा ॥ ४ ॥
so'haṃ darśanamātreṇa tvadīyena varānane | manobhavaśarairviddhaḥ patitaḥ sahasā kṣitau | ajalpitavaco devi mohitastava tejasā || 4 ||
Oh dama de hermoso rostro, con sólo verte fui herido por las flechas de Manobhava (Kāma) y caí de pronto a la tierra. Oh diosa, mi voz se apagó; quedé confundido ante tu resplandor.
Unspecified male speaker addressing a देवी (Devi) within the narrative context of Narada Purana
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shringara","secondary_rasa":"bhayanaka","emotional_journey":"Instant attraction escalates into overpowering loss of control—struck by Kāma’s arrows, collapsing, speechless in dazzled fear/awe."}
FAQs
It portrays the overpowering force of desire (kāma) triggered by sense-contact (darśana), and how a being can become speechless and destabilized—implying the need for inner restraint and devotion-centered focus.
By highlighting how quickly the mind can be conquered by attraction, the verse indirectly supports bhakti as a stabilizing discipline—redirecting attention from sensory fascination to remembrance and worship of the Divine.
Vyākaraṇa/semantic clarity is evident in compounds like manobhava-śaraiḥ (instrumental plural) and the causal sense of tejasā (by radiance), showing how precise grammar conveys psychological causation—though no ritual or astrology instruction is explicit in this verse.