Shloka 24
ततोऽपरेद्युस्तं देशमाजगाम स वीर्यवान्।मनोज्ञा यत्र ता दृष्टा वारमुख्यास्स्वलङ्कृताः।।।।
tato ’paredyus taṃ deśam ājagāma sa vīryavān |
manojñā yatra tā dṛṣṭā vāramukhyāḥ svalāṅkṛtāḥ ||
បន្ទាប់មក នៅថ្ងៃបន្ទាប់ មុនីដ៏មានកម្លាំងនោះបានមកដល់ទីនោះម្តងទៀត—កន្លែងដែលគាត់បានឃើញវារមុខ្យា (នារីកោតេសាន) ដ៏គួរចិត្ត និងតុបតែងស្រស់ស្អាត។
On the following day, the sage armed with the power of penance, came to the place where he had seen those enticing, well-adorned courtesans.
FAQs
It warns that repeated exposure reinforces desire; dharma is sustained by guarding one’s steps and surroundings, not only by vows.
Unable to forget the encounter, Ṛśyaśṛṅga returns the next day to the same spot hoping to see the women again.
Perseverance (though here it manifests as persistence driven by longing rather than spiritual aim).