Shloka 58
Adhyaya 61 — The Second Manvantara Begins: The Brahmin’s Swift Journey and Varuthini’s Temptation on Himavat
मनॊभिलषिता शय्या सुगन्धमनुलेपनम् ।
इहासतो महाभाग गृहे किं ते निजे 'धिकम् ॥
manobhilaṣitā śayyā sugandham anulepanam | ihāsato mahābhāga gṛhe kiṃ te nije 'dhikam ||
「ここには汝の心の望むままの寝台があり、身に塗るための芳香ある香油もある。おお高貴なる者よ、ここに住まう間、汝の自宅にこれ以上のものがあろうか。」
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FAQs
The verse frames sensual comfort as a persuasive argument; the ethical tension is whether pleasure can substitute for one’s rightful duties and place (svadharma and sva-gṛha).
Primarily ākhyāna (narrative instruction) rather than sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita; it functions as dharma-upadeśa embedded in story.
‘Desired bed’ and ‘fragrant anointing’ symbolize the mind’s self-justifying pleasures; the test is whether consciousness remains anchored in truth rather than sensory persuasion.