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
நான் ‘விபாவரி’ என்ற பெயரால் புகழ்பெற்றவள்; மந்தார வித்யாதரர்களின் குலத்தில் பிறந்தவள். ஓ உபகாரியே, என் முழு அஸ்தித்வத்தையும் உமக்கு அர்ப்பணிக்கிறேன்—என்னை ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளுங்கள்.
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).