The Curse of Sāmba and the Prescribed Observance of Sun-Worship
साम्बं दृष्ट्वैव ताः सर्वा अनङ्गेन प्रपीडिताः ॥ उद्दीपनविभावोऽयं तासां गन्धादिकं यथा ॥
sāmbaṁ dṛṣṭvaiva tāḥ sarvā anaṅgena prapīḍitāḥ || uddīpanavibhāvo 'yaṁ tāsāṁ gandhādikaṁ yathā
साम्ब को देखते ही सब औरतें पागल हो गयीं। उनका दिल काम करने लगा। यह ऐसा है जैसे कोई खुशबू सूंघ के अट्रैक्ट हो जाए। साम्ब की शकल ही उनके लिए काफी थी।
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework)
It is notable for employing a technical aesthetics term (uddīpana-vibhāva), showing overlap between Purāṇic narration and Sanskrit poetics.
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The verse frames desire as triggered by stimuli; in the narrative arc, such triggers are linked to choices that can yield social harm and moral consequence.
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