Shloka 65
Adhyaya 63 — The Birth of Svarocis and the Rescue of Manoramā: The Astra-Heart and the Healing of Curses
ततोऽतिशोभने कन्ये विमुक्ते व्याधितः शुभे ।
स्वकान्त्योद्यॊति दिग्भागं चक्राते तन्महीधरम् ॥
tato ’tiśobhane kanye vimukte vyādhitaḥ śubhe / svakāntyodyoti digbhāgaṃ cakrāte tanmahīdharam
Puis ces deux jeunes filles, d’une beauté extrême et de bon augure—délivrées du mal—par leur propre éclat illuminèrent les directions et rendirent cette montagne resplendissante.
FAQs
Health and virtue are portrayed as luminous: when affliction is removed, innate tejas naturally manifests, benefiting not only the individual but the surrounding world.
Manvantara narrative conclusion: the episode closes with a visible sign (radiance) of restored order—typical of Purāṇic storytelling within era-accounts.
Illuminating the directions symbolizes harmonization of the inner faculties; cure is not merely absence of disease but reappearance of sattvic brilliance that ‘lights up’ one’s entire sphere.