अद्यैव भव दुबुर्द्धे वलीपलितसंयुतः । जराजर्ज्जरितांगश्च तुच्छदृष्टिर्विरंगितः
adyaiva bhava duburddhe valīpalitasaṃyutaḥ | jarājarjjaritāṃgaśca tucchadṛṣṭirviraṃgitaḥ
«В этот же день, о безумец, стань морщинистым и седым; пусть старость сокрушит твои члены, ослабит зрение и лишит тебя красы.»
Menakā
Scene: The curse paints a vivid transformation: the sage’s hair turns grey, skin wrinkles, posture stoops, eyes dim; Menakā’s fierce expression contrasts with the sudden frailty appearing in him.
It portrays the immediate karmic force of a śāpa within Purāṇic storytelling and the fragility of youth and beauty.
No site is mentioned in the verse; it is part of the episode that frames the chapter’s tīrtha significance.
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