Shloka 32

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

Sanskrit

सुखस्पर्शस्तथा वायुः फलानि रसवन्ति च ।

हरन्ति प्रसभं चेतो मनोज्ञानि सरांसि च ॥

Transliteration

sukhasparśas tathā vāyuḥ phalāni rasavanti ca | haranti prasabhaṃ ceto manojñāni sarāṃsi ca ||

Translation

గాలి స్పర్శకు సుఖదాయకముగా ఉంది, ఫలములు రసపూరితములు, మరియు మనోహర సరస్సులు బలవంతముగా మనస్సును హరించుచున్నవి.

Word by Word

• sukha-sparśaḥ: pleasant touch
• sukha-sparśaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sukha-sparśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; tatpuruṣa: sukhasya sparśaḥ

• tathā: also
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb/particle (तथा; 'also/so')

• vāyuḥ: wind
• vāyuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāyu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• phalāni: fruits
• phalāni: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• rasavanti: juicy/flavorful
• rasavanti: Karta-pradhāna viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rasavant (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural; agrees with phalāni

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

• haranti: carry away/steal
• haranti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √hṛ हृ (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (लट्; present), Prathama-puruṣa, Plural (बहुवचन), Parasmaipada

• prasabham: forcibly
• prasabham: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरणम्; adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prasabha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverbial accusative (क्रियाविशेषण)

• cetaḥ: mind/heart
• cetaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cetas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular

• manojñāni: mind-pleasing
• manojñāni: Karta-pradhāna viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: manojña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural; tatpuruṣa: manaḥ jānāti/rañjayati iti (pleasing to the mind); agrees with sarāṃsi

• sarāṃsi: lakes/ponds
• sarāṃsi: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

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

Speakers

• Narrated by Mārkaṇḍeya

Verse Rasa

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Key Themes

• Mind’s susceptibility
• Nature as temptation
• Sense objects (viṣaya)

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse illustrates how even non-violent pleasures can ‘steal’ attention. Ethical life needs guarding of the senses (indriya-saṃyama) to preserve one’s commitments.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Narrative description (ākhyāna) with psychological observation; not a pancalakṣaṇa enumerative section.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Forcibly carrying away the mind’ is a classic yogic insight: the mind is pulled by guṇas through sensory gateways; liberation requires witnessing rather than compulsive following.