Shloka 26
Adhyaya 62 — The Fire-God Enters the Brahmin Youth; Varuthini’s Love-Sickness and Kali’s Disguise
आयुषः सावशेषं मे नृणमस्ति महामते ।
निवृत्तस्तेन नूनं त्वं हृदयाह्लादकारकः ॥
āyuṣaḥ sāvaśeṣaṃ me nṛṇam asti mahāmate | nivṛttas tena nūnaṃ tvaṃ hṛdayāhlāda-kārakaḥ ||
हे महात्मन्, यावत् मे प्राणाः तावत् मनुष्येभ्यः ऋणं ममावशिष्यते; अतस्त्वमेव नूनं मम हृदये हर्षकर्ताऽसि।
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FAQs
Invoking ṛṇa (debts/obligations) to justify personal desire shows how sacred categories can be repurposed for private ends. The verse invites scrutiny of motivations behind ‘dharma-talk.’
Ākhyāna with ethical subtext; not a direct exposition of ṛṇa-dharma, but a narrative usage of its vocabulary.
‘Debt to men’ can symbolize the pull of social identity and worldly ties. The ‘heart-delighter’ is the seductive thought that makes renunciation ‘turn back’ (nivṛtti → pravṛtti).