Shloka 56
Adhyaya 61 — The Second Manvantara Begins: The Brahmin’s Swift Journey and Varuthini’s Temptation on Himavat
स्रजो वस्त्राण्यलङ्कारान् भोगभोज्यानुलेपनम् । दास्याम्यत्र तथाहन्ते स्मरेण वशगा हृता ॥
strajo vastrāṇy alaṅkārān bhoga-bhojyānulepanam | dāsyāmy atra tathāhante smareṇa vaśagā hṛtā ||
ਮਾਲਾਵਾਂ, ਵਸਤ੍ਰ, ਗਹਿਣੇ, ਭੋਗ-ਵਿਲਾਸ, ਭੋਜਨ ਅਤੇ ਲੇਪਨ— ਇਹ ਸਭ ਮੈਂ ਇੱਥੇ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਦੇਵਾਂਗੀ। ਹਾਏ! ਕਾਮ ਨੇ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਮੋਹ ਕੇ ਵਸ਼ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਰ ਲਿਆ ਹੈ।
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FAQs
The verse exposes the mechanics of temptation: pleasure is offered as a comprehensive package (comfort, beauty, taste, luxury). Naming Smara (Kāma) acknowledges desire as a potent force that can override discernment.
Not pancalakṣaṇa; it is a narrative illustration of kāma vs dharma.
The list of objects corresponds to sensory channels (sight, touch, taste, smell). Esoterically, it depicts the outward flow of consciousness into viṣaya (sense-objects), the root of distraction from svadharma.