Shloka 26
Adhyaya 61 — The Second Manvantara Begins: The Brahmin’s Swift Journey and Varuthini’s Temptation on Himavat
दृष्ट्वा चैतं द्विजसुतो हिमवन्तं महाचलम् ।
श्वो द्रक्ष्यामिति संचित्य मतिञ्चक्रे गृहं प्रति ॥
dṛṣṭvā caitaṃ dvijasuto himavantaṃ mahācalam /
śvo drakṣyāmīti saṃcintya matiñcakre gṛhaṃ prati
அந்த மகா மலை ஹிமவத்தை கண்ட பிராமணன் மகன், ‘நாளை இதை மீண்டும் (மேலும்) காண்பேன்’ என்று எண்ணி, இல்லம் திரும்பும் தீர்மானத்தை மனத்தில் வைத்தான்।
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FAQs
‘Tomorrow’ is a classic hinge of negligence: postponing what is worthy can lead to loss; the verse prepares a moral about timely action and the uncertainty of conditions.
Carita—depicting a character’s decision that will shape subsequent events.
Turning homeward after a vision of the ‘great mountain’ can symbolize regression from a higher calling back into habitual identity; the ‘tomorrow’ indicates mind’s deferral of transformation.