Shloka 61
Adhyaya 61 — The Second Manvantara Begins: The Brahmin’s Swift Journey and Varuthini’s Temptation on Himavat
ब्राह्मण उवाच मा मां स्प्राक्षीर्व्रजान्यत्र दुष्टे यः सदृशस्तव ।
मयान्यथा याचिता त्वमन्यथैवाप्युपैषि माम् ॥
brāhmaṇa uvāca mā māṃ sprākṣīr vraja anyatra duṣṭe yaḥ sadṛśas tava | mayā anyathā yācitā tvam anyathaivāpy upaiṣi mām ||
Brahmana itu berkata: “Jangan sentuh aku. Pergilah ke tempat lain, wahai yang jahat, kerana orang sepertimu itu rosak akhlaknya. Walaupun aku bertanya kepadamu dengan satu cara, engkau mendekatiku dengan cara yang lain sama sekali.”
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FAQs
Consent, restraint, and moral clarity: the dharmic agent refuses contact and names the inversion—what was sought (perhaps hospitality/help) is turned into seduction.
Ākhyāna with dharmic emphasis; it supports normative ethics rather than purāṇic cosmography.
‘Do not touch’ can be read as guarding the boundary of the self from rajas/tamas; the ‘otherwise’ (anyathā) indicates māyā’s tendency to distort intentions.