Adhyaya 21 — Kuvalayashva’s Descent to Patala and the Rescue of Madalasa
सा च स्त्री या तदा दृष्टा पूर्वं तेन महात्मना ।
तालवृन्तमुपादाय पर्यवीजयदाकुला ॥
sā ca strī yā tadā dṛṣṭā pūrvaṃ tena mahātmanā / tālavṛntam upādāya paryavījayad ākulā
ਅਤੇ ਜਿਸ ਇਸਤਰੀ ਨੂੰ ਉਸ ਮਹਾਨ ਨੇ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਵੇਖਿਆ ਸੀ, ਉਹ ਤਾੜ-ਪੱਤੇ ਦਾ ਪੱਖਾ ਲੈ ਕੇ, ਘਬਰਾਈ ਹੋਈ ਵੀ, ਉਸਨੂੰ ਹਵਾ ਕਰਨ ਲੱਗ ਪਈ।
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The fanning gesture reflects outward propriety amid inner turmoil—showing how social dharma (courtesy, reception of a guest) can persist even when the mind is unsettled.
Narrative conduct (Itivṛtta), not a pancalakṣaṇa category.
The fan can symbolize prāṇa regulation—cooling the ‘heat’ of passion. Even while ākulā, the act hints at restoring balance through calming, rhythmic motion.