Shloka 34
Adhyaya 61 — The Second Manvantara Begins: The Brahmin’s Swift Journey and Varuthini’s Temptation on Himavat
मार्कण्डेय उवाच स एवम् चिन्तयन् विप्रो बभ्राम च हिमाचले ।
भ्रष्टपादौषधिबलो वैक्लवं परमं गतः ॥
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca sa evaṃ cintayan vipro babhrāma ca himācale | bhraṣṭapādauṣadhibalo vaiklavaṃ paramaṃ gataḥ ||
“Mārkaṇḍeya berkata: Sambil berfikir demikian, brahmana itu mengembara di Gunung Himālaya; setelah hilang tenaga yang diberikan oleh herba pada kaki (tumbuhan ubatan), dia jatuh ke dalam keadaan tidak berdaya yang amat.”
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FAQs
The text acknowledges embodied limits: spiritual intent alone does not erase physical fatigue. Compassionate guidance becomes necessary when self-reliance collapses.
Ākhyāna; a connective narration that moves the plot toward encounter and testing (often involving temptation or aid).
Loss of ‘auṣadhi-bala’ hints at the fading of external supports; the seeker is brought to vulnerability, a common precondition for transformative encounters.