Shloka 54
Adhyaya 61 — The Second Manvantara Begins: The Brahmin’s Swift Journey and Varuthini’s Temptation on Himavat
अहो रम्यतरः स्वर्गो न यतो द्विजनन्दन । अतो वयं परित्यज्य तिष्ठामोऽत्र सुरालयम् ॥
aho ramyataraḥ svargo na yato dvija-nandana | ato vayaṃ parityajya tiṣṭhāmo 'tra surālayam ||
“Ah! Tiada syurga yang lebih menyenangkan daripada ini, wahai kegembiraan kaum dwija. Maka kita akan meninggalkan (hasrat itu) dan tetap tinggal di sini, di kediaman ilahi ini.”
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FAQs
The verse presents a classic dharmic test: pleasant circumstances can imitate ‘svarga’ and thereby displace obligation. Pleasure is not denied, but it is shown as rhetorically powerful enough to derail duty.
Not pancalakṣaṇa; it is an ethical-psychological illustration within narrative.
‘Surālayam’ can symbolize refined states of experience (subtle enjoyments). Even elevated pleasures can be obstacles when they become substitutes for one’s svadharma.