Shloka 37
Adhyaya 61 — The Second Manvantara Begins: The Brahmin’s Swift Journey and Varuthini’s Temptation on Himavat
Sanskrit
चिन्तयामास को न्वेष रमणीयतमाकृतिः ।
सफलं मे भवेञ्जन्म यदि मां नावमन्यते ॥
Transliteration
cintayāmāsa ko nveṣa ramaṇīyatamākṛtiḥ | saphalaṃ me bhavej janma yadi māṃ nāvamanyate ||
Translation
सा चिन्तयामास— ‘कोऽयम् अतिमनोहराकृतिः? यदि माम् न परिभवति, तर्हि मम जन्म सफलं भवेत्।’
Speakers
Narrated by Mārkaṇḍeya; Varūthinī’s inner speech
Key Themes
Desire and self-worthRecognition of ascetic superiorityApproach/consent motif