अरुंधत्युवाच । बिसतंतुर्यथा नित्यं समंतान्नालसंस्थितः । तृष्णा चैवमनाद्यंता तथा देहाश्रिता सदा
aruṃdhatyuvāca | bisataṃturyathā nityaṃ samaṃtānnālasaṃsthitaḥ | tṛṣṇā caivamanādyaṃtā tathā dehāśritā sadā
Dijo Arundhatī: Así como la fibra del loto se halla siempre extendida por todo el tallo del loto, así también la sed del deseo (tṛṣṇā), sin principio ni fin, permanece eternamente adherida al cuerpo.
Arundhatī
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sages/pilgrims (contextual)
Scene: Arundhatī teaches with a lotus in hand: she draws out fine lotus-fibre from the stalk, showing how it runs throughout—symbolizing craving clinging to the body.
Craving is deeply interwoven with bodily identification; liberation requires disentangling from that attachment.
The teaching is placed in the Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya narrative, encouraging inner cleansing alongside pilgrimage.
No explicit ritual; it urges awareness and renunciation of tṛṣṇā.