Shloka 31

Adhyaya 61 — The Second Manvantara Begins: The Brahmin’s Swift Journey and Varuthini’s Temptation on Himavat

Sanskrit

किन्नराणां कलालापाः समन्ताच्छ्रोत्रहारिणः ।

प्रफुल्लतरुगन्धान्श्च घ्राणमत्यन्तमृच्छति ॥

Transliteration

kinnarāṇāṃ kalālāpāḥ samantāc chrotrahāriṇaḥ | praphullatarugandhāṃś ca ghrāṇam atyantam ṛcchati ||

Translation

எல்லாத் திசைகளிலும் கின்னரர்களின் இனிய பாடல்கள் காதை கவர்கின்றன; மலர்ந்த மரங்களின் மணம் மூக்கை வலிமையாகத் தொடுகிறது.

Word by Word

• kinnarāṇām: of the Kinnaras
• kinnarāṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kinnara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Plural (बहुवचन)

• kalālāpāḥ: sweet sounds/songs
• kalālāpāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kala-ālāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural; karmadhāraya: kalaḥ ālāpaḥ (sweet/soft talk)

• samantāt: from all sides
• samantāt: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरणम्; adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samantāt (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (दिक्कालवाचक-अव्यय)

• śrotra-hāriṇaḥ: ear-stealing/captivating to the ear
• śrotra-hāriṇaḥ: Karta-pradhāna viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śrotra-hārin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural; tatpuruṣa: śrotrāṇi haranti iti

• praphulla-taru-gandhān: fragrances of blossoming trees
• praphulla-taru-gandhān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: praphulla-taru-gandha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Plural; tatpuruṣa: praphullānāṃ tarūṇāṃ gandhāḥ

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय)

• ghrāṇam: the nose/smell
• ghrāṇam: Karma (कर्म; object of 'reaches/affects')
• Type: Noun
• Root: ghrāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular

• atyantam: exceedingly
• atyantam: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरणम्; adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atyanta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverbial accusative (क्रियाविशेषण)

• ṛcchati: reaches/comes to
• ṛcchati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ṛcch ऋच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (लट्; present), Prathama-puruṣa (प्रथमपुरुष/3rd), Singular, Parasmaipada

Speakers

• Narrated by Mārkaṇḍeya

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "adbhuta", "secondaryRasa": "shringara", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Key Themes

• Celestial beings (Kinnaras)
• Sensory captivation
• Sacred landscape aesthetics

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The Purāṇic wilderness is not merely dangerous; it is also enchanting. This tests steadiness: one must enjoy without being carried away (asaṅga).

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Ākhyāna with loka-varṇana (world-description). It supports the narrative arc rather than genealogical/cosmic cataloging.

What is the esoteric significance?

Kinnara-song and flower-scent can symbolize subtle attractions (saṃskāra-vasanā) that arise on the path; they refine pleasure but still distract from the goal.