Shloka 5

Adhyaya 63 — The Birth of Svarocis and the Rescue of Manoramā: The Astra-Heart and the Healing of Curses

Sanskrit

तां गर्भधारिणीं सोऽथ सान्त्वयित्वा वरूथिनीम् ।

विप्ररूपधरो यातस्तया प्रीत्या विसर्जितः ॥

Transliteration

tāṃ garbha-dhāriṇīṃ so 'tha sāntvayitvā varūthinīm / vipra-rūpa-dharo yātas tayā prītyā visarjitaḥ

Translation

それから、身ごもっているヴァルーティニーを慰めたのち、彼は婆羅門の姿に身をやつして去って行った。彼女は愛情をもって彼を送り出した。

Speakers

• Markandeya narrating

Key Themes

• Disguise (vipra-rūpa)
• Aftermath of union
• Pregnancy and narrative causality