Adhyaya 64 — Kalavati (Vibhavari) Offers Herself and the Padmini Vidya to Svarocisha
कामवक्तव्यतां नीतः स तदा मुनिपुङ्गवः । तत्संयोगेऽहमुत्पन्ना तस्यामत्र महाचले ॥
kāma-vaktavyatāṃ nītaḥ sa tadā muni-puṅgavaḥ | tat-saṃyoge 'ham utpannā tasyām atra mahācale ||
तेव्हा तो श्रेष्ठ मुनी कामविषयात आकृष्ट झाला; त्या दोघांच्या संयोगातून माझा जन्म झाला—इथेच, या महान पर्वतावर।
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Even the eminent may be ‘led’ by kāma; Purāṇic ethics often stress vigilance (apramāda) and the power of association (saṅga) over mere reputation.
Vamśānucarita: explanation of the heroine’s origin and circumstances of birth.
‘Mahācala’ can be read symbolically as the ‘firm ground’ of embodied existence: from the meeting of spirit-discipline (muni) and desire (kāma) arises individuality (the maiden), i.e., jīva-story as mythic biography.