Shloka 36
Adhyaya 61 — The Second Manvantara Begins: The Brahmin’s Swift Journey and Varuthini’s Temptation on Himavat
तस्मिन् दृष्टे ततः साभूद् द्विजवर्ये वरूथिनी ।
मदनाकृष्टहृदया सानुरागा हि तत्क्षणात् ॥
tasmin dṛṣṭe tataḥ sābhūd dvijavarye varūthinī | madanākṛṣṭahṛdayā sānurāgā hi tatkṣaṇāt ||
ครั้นนางวรูถินีเห็นพราหมณ์ผู้ประเสริฐนั้น ก็พลันเต็มเปี่ยมด้วยความเสน่หา; ดวงใจถูกกามะดึงดูดในทันที
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FAQs
Desire is portrayed as an impersonal force (‘Madana’) that can seize the heart instantly; ethical strength is measured by response, not by the mere arising of attraction.
Ākhyāna with implicit dharma-psychology; it sets up the moral test typical of Purāṇic instruction-through-story.
‘Madana drawing the heart’ indicates citta-vṛtti being pulled outward; the episode can be read as an allegory of prāṇa and mind moving toward viṣaya unless checked by tapas/viveka.