Vamana Purana — Chanda & Munda Discover Katyayani, Shloka 7
Chanda and Munda Discover Katyayani; Mahishasura’s Proposal and the Vishnu-Panjara Protection
मध्यं च तस्यास्त्रिवलीतरङ्गं विभाति दैत्येन्द्र सुरोमराजि भयातुरारोहणकातरस्य कामस्य सोपानमिव प्रयुक्तम्
madhyaṃ ca tasyāstrivalītaraṅgaṃ vibhāti daityendra suromarāji bhayāturārohaṇakātarasya kāmasya sopānamiva prayuktam
Ó senhor dos Daitya, a cintura daquela mulher—ondulante com as três dobras (trivalī)—resplandece com uma bela linha de penugem, como se fosse uma escada posta para Kāma, ansioso por subir e, contudo, trêmulo de medo de ti.
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FAQs
The verse is primarily aesthetic (śṛṅgāra) rather than didactic; it portrays desire (kāma) as a force that ‘ascends’ when beauty is perceived, while still being constrained by fear/respect toward power (addressed as daityendra).
This is not a pancalakṣaṇa core-topic unit (sarga/pratisarga/vaṃśa/manvantara/vaṃśānucarita) by itself; it functions as narrative ornamentation within an episode (ancillary to vaṃśānucarita/ākhyāna context, depending on the surrounding chapter).
The ‘three folds’ (trivalī) and the hair-line (romarājī) are classical beauty markers; the ‘staircase for Kāma’ metaphor symbolizes desire’s stepwise intensification, while ‘fear’ suggests the social/moral boundary that checks passion.