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
ஓ பத்மோதரி (தாமரைப் போன்ற மார்புடைய) நற்குணமே! நீ யார்? யாருடையவள்? இங்கே என்ன செய்கிறாய்? நான் பிராமணன்; அருணாஸ்பதம் எனும் நகரத்திலிருந்து இங்கு வந்தேன்।
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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.