Shloka 5
Śatrughna’s Entry into Ahicchatrā
Temptation of Sumada and the Goddess’s Boon
मामप्यनर्घ्याभरणोपशोभितां । मंदारमालापरिशोभिवक्षसम् । नानारताख्यानविचारचंचुरां । दृढं यथा स्यात्परिरंभणं कुरु
māmapyanarghyābharaṇopaśobhitāṃ | maṃdāramālāpariśobhivakṣasam | nānāratākhyānavicāracaṃcurāṃ | dṛḍhaṃ yathā syātpariraṃbhaṇaṃ kuru
Étreins-moi aussi : parée d’ornements inestimables, la poitrine embellie d’une guirlande de māndāra, l’esprit vif de maints récits d’amour ; étreins-moi afin que l’étreinte soit ferme.
Unspecified (female speaker addressing her beloved)
Concept: Temptation often escalates from suggestion to direct demand; the binding power lies in touch, luxury, and narrative fantasy (love-stories).
Application: Curate what stories you consume; when the mind becomes ‘chanchala’ through romance/fantasy, counter with scripture reading, kīrtana, and disciplined routine.
Primary Rasa: shringara
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A celestial woman steps close, her body gleaming with unpriced jewels; a fresh mandāra garland spills across her chest like a waterfall of blossoms. She reaches forward with both arms, eyes bright with insistence, while behind her the air shimmers with half-seen scenes of romantic tales—like painted clouds trying to enter the ascetic’s mind.","primary_figures":["celestial woman/apsaras","ascetic (tapasvin)"],"setting":"Heaven-meets-hermitage tableau: a simple ascetic seat in the foreground, and behind it a luminous svarga pavilion fading into cloud.","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["ruby red","mandara orange","gold leaf","midnight blue","pearl gray"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: apsaras in frontal pose with heavy gold-leaf jewelry, mandāra garland rendered in raised relief; the ascetic seated to one side with calm halo; ornate pavilion pillars, rich reds/greens, embossed gold borders and gem-like highlights emphasizing opulence.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate embrace-gesture frozen mid-motion, delicate floral garland detail, soft cloud-pavilion background; refined faces, gentle shading, cool blues contrasted with warm blossom tones.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, stylized mandāra garland as repeating motif, apsaras in bright red/yellow, ascetic in ochre; decorative background panels like temple murals, strong symmetry and flat color fields.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: dense floral borders, mandāra and lotus motifs repeated; central apsaras reaching to embrace, with patterned clouds and miniature narrative vignettes in the background; deep blue ground with gold and red highlights, peacocks at corners."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Khamaj","pace":"fast-dramatic","voice_tone":"emotional","sound_elements":["anklets","hand cymbals (soft)","whispered laughter","flower petals falling (foley)","sudden hush"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: mām api → māmapि; anarghya-ābharaṇa-upaśobhitām → anarghyābharaṇopaśobhitām; mandāra-mālā-pariśobhi-vakṣasam → maṃdāramālāpariśobhivakṣasam; nānā-ratā-ākhyāna-vicāra-caṃcurām → nānāratākhyānavicāracaṃcurām; syāt pariraṃbhaṇam → syātpariraṃbhaṇam
FAQs
The verse is voiced by an unnamed female speaker addressing her beloved, using intimate śṛṅgāra (romantic) language; the specific character is not identifiable from this single śloka alone.
Māndāra is a celebrated heavenly flower in Sanskrit literature; mentioning a māndāra garland signals beauty, luxury, and a celestial, refined romantic setting.
Rather than moral instruction, this verse primarily conveys mood (rasa)—the aesthetics of desire and intimacy—showing the Padma Purana’s encyclopedic range, which includes poetic and worldly registers alongside theology.