Vamana Purana — Jabali on the Banyan Tree, Shloka 46
Jabali Bound on the Banyan Tree and Nandayanti’s Appeal at Sri-Kantha on the Yamuna
समभ्येत्याब्रबीदेनां कन्दर्पशरपीडितः त्वं मुग्धे मोहयसि मां दृष्ट्यैव मदिरेक्षणे
samabhyetyābrabīdenāṃ kandarpaśarapīḍitaḥ tvaṃ mugdhe mohayasi māṃ dṛṣṭyaiva madirekṣaṇe
ಕಂದರ್ಪನ ಶರಗಳಿಂದ ಪೀಡಿತನಾಗಿ ಅವಳ ಬಳಿಗೆ ಬಂದು ಅವನು ಹೇಳಿದನು— “ಓ ಮುಗ್ಧೆ, ಓ ಮದಿರೇಕ್ಷಣೇ! ನಿನ್ನ ದೃಷ್ಟಿಯೊಂದರಿಂದಲೇ ನೀನು ನನ್ನನ್ನು ಮೋಹಗೊಳಿಸುತ್ತೀಯೆ.”
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FAQs
The ‘arrows of Kāma’ is a standard Purāṇic and kāvya trope for involuntary erotic agitation. It externalizes desire as an assaulting force, portraying the speaker as ‘pīḍita’ (wounded/tormented) rather than calmly choosing restraint.
It intensifies the claim: no speech or touch is needed—mere visual contact triggers delusion (moha). This aligns with classical Indian aesthetics where the eyes are a primary vehicle of erotic suggestion (śṛṅgāra).
Not directly. It is a narrative micro-scene focused on desire and persuasion; no rivers, forests, or pilgrimage sites are named in these lines.