Shloka 63
Adhyaya 61 — The Second Manvantara Begins: The Brahmin’s Swift Journey and Varuthini’s Temptation on Himavat
वरूथिन्युवाच किं ते नाहं प्रिया विप्र ! रमणीयो न किं गिरिः ।
गन्धर्वान् किन्नरादींश्च त्यक्त्वाभीष्टो हि कस्तव ॥
varūthinī uvāca kiṃ te nāhaṃ priyā vipra ramaṇīyo na kiṃ giriḥ | gandharvān kinnarādīṃś ca tyaktvā abhīṣṭo hi kas tava ||
வரூதினி கூறினாள்—ஓ பிராமணரே, உமக்கு என்ன? நான் உமக்கு பிரியமல்லவா? இந்த மலை இனிமையல்லவா? கந்தர்வர், கின்னரர் முதலியவர்களை விட்டு, நீர் உண்மையில் யாரை விரும்புகிறீர்?
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FAQs
Temptation escalates by appealing to status and exclusivity—“even celestials are set aside for you”; dharma texts warn that pride and flattery can be as binding as pleasure.
Ākhyāna; it uses mythic beings (Gandharvas/Kinnaras) as narrative elements rather than genealogical cataloging.
Gandharvas/Kinnaras can symbolize refined pleasures (art, beauty, prestige); the challenge is renunciation of even ‘sattvic’ enjoyments when they obstruct truth.