Adhyaya 61 — The Second Manvantara Begins: The Brahmin’s Swift Journey and Varuthini’s Temptation on Himavat
दात्यूहकोयष्टिकाद्यैः क्वचिच्चातिमनोहरैः ।
पुंस्कोकिलकलालापैः श्रुतिहारिभिरन्वितम् ॥
dātyūhakoyaṣṭikādyaiḥ kvaciccātimanoharaiḥ /
puṃskokilakalālāpaiḥ śrutihāribhiranvitam
क्वचिद् दात्यूह-कोयष्टिकादिभिः परम-रमणीयैः पक्षिभिरलङ्कृतं, क्वचिच्च कर्णहारिणां पुं-कुक्कुटानां मधुरैः कूजितैः शोभितम्।
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Captivating sound is a classic test of restraint; the verse paints beauty without condemning it, leaving room for the reader to practice non-attachment amid pleasure.
Scene description supporting narrative (carita), not a pancalakṣaṇa core category.
‘Ear-stealing’ calls can allude to nāda (sound) as both distraction and doorway—outer birdsong mirrors inner vibration that yogic traditions refine toward subtle hearing.