Shloka 15
Adhyaya 61 — The Second Manvantara Begins: The Brahmin’s Swift Journey and Varuthini’s Temptation on Himavat
प्रादात् स ब्राह्मणश्चास्मै पादलेपम् उदारधीः ।
अभिमन्त्रयामास दिशं तेनाख्यातां च यत्नतः ॥
prādāt sa brāhmaṇaś cāsmai pāda-lepam udāra-dhīḥ |
abhimantrayāmāsa diśaṁ tenākhyātāṁ ca yatnataḥ ||
तब उस उदार-चित्त ब्राह्मण ने उसे पाद-लेप (पैरों का लेप) दिया, और उसके द्वारा बताई गई दिशा को सावधानी से मंत्र द्वारा अभिमंत्रित किया।
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FAQs
Even ‘technique’ is shown as requiring yathāvidhi care (yatnataḥ) and sanctification; power is embedded in disciplined procedure.
Ākhyāna: a siddhi-bestowal sub-episode.
Anointing the feet suggests sanctifying one’s path (gati). ‘Direction’ empowered by mantra indicates aligning intention (diśā) with a higher order (mantra).