Shloka 44
Adhyaya 61 — The Second Manvantara Begins: The Brahmin’s Swift Journey and Varuthini’s Temptation on Himavat
का त्वं कमलगर्भाभे कस्य किं वानुतिष्ठसि । ब्राह्मणोऽहमिहायातो नगरादरुणास्पदात् ॥
kā tvaṃ kamalagarbhābhe kasya kiṃ vānutiṣṭhasi / brāhmaṇo 'ham ihāyāto nagarād aruṇāspadāt
का त्वं पद्मोदरी शुभ्रे कस्य वा त्वं किमाचरन्। अहं द्विजोऽरुणास्पदनगरादिहागतः॥
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FAQs
The verse models cautious inquiry—asking identity and purpose before engagement—an aspect of practical dharma (social prudence) even amid attraction.
Ākhyāna/Upākhyāna; includes minor geographic naming but not as a formal ‘bhūgola’ section.
The lotus epithet evokes purity and allure simultaneously—hinting at the tension between appearance (beauty) and truth (identity) that the dialogue is about to probe.