Shloka 42
Adhyaya 61 — The Second Manvantara Begins: The Brahmin’s Swift Journey and Varuthini’s Temptation on Himavat
मार्कण्डेय उवाच एवम् सञ्चिन्तयन्ती सा दिव्ययोषित् स्मरातुरा । आत्मानं दर्शयामास कमनीयतराकृतिम् ॥
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca evaṃ sañcintayantī sā divyayoṣit smarāturā / ātmānaṃ darśayāmāsa kamanīyatarākṛtim
Mārkaṇḍeya berkata: “Demikianlah ia berfikir; lalu wanita surgawi itu—yang tersiksa oleh nafsu—menampakkan dirinya, dengan mengambil rupa yang lebih memikat lagi.”
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FAQs
Desire leads to self-display and strategizing; the story externalizes inner agitation (āturatā) into action (self-revelation), illustrating how mental states condition behavior.
Ākhyāna/Upākhyāna with didactic coloring; it is not directly sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita.
‘Assuming a more alluring form’ can symbolize māyā’s capacity to intensify appearances to capture attention; it warns that enhanced attractiveness may be a deliberate veil over truth.