Shloka 2
Adhyaya 64 — Kalavati (Vibhavari) Offers Herself and the Padmini Vidya to Svarocisha
मन्दारविद्याधरजा नाम्ना ख्याता विभावरी ।
उपकारिन् स्वमात्मानं प्रयच्छामि प्रतीच्छ माम् ॥
mandāravidyādharajā nāmnā khyātā vibhāvarī / upakārin svamātmānaṃ prayacchāmi pratīccha mām
अहं विभावरी नाम्ना प्रसिद्धा मन्दारविद्याधरकुले प्रसूता। हे उपकारिन्, आत्मानमेव ते समर्पयामि—मां गृहाण।
FAQs
Benefaction invites reciprocity; however, the Purāṇic ethic subtly implies that gifts should align with propriety—self-offering is meaningful when integrated into dharmic relationship (e.g., accepted marriage).
Manvantara/vaṃśānucarita flavor: identification by lineage (Vidyādhara-jā) is a common Purāṇic genealogical marker within era narratives.
Offering the ‘self’ suggests surrender of ego after healing; the cured being recognizes dependence on a higher order (knowledge/virtue embodied by the healer).