Adhyaya 62 — The Fire-God Enters the Brahmin Youth; Varuthini’s Love-Sickness and Kali’s Disguise
कलिर्नाम्ना तु गन्धर्वः सानुरागो निराकृतः ।
तया पूर्वमभूत्सोऽथ तदवस्थां ददर्श ताम् ॥
kalir nāmnā tu gandharvaḥ sānurāgo nirākṛtaḥ |
tayā pūrvam abhūt so 'tha tad-avasthāṃ dadarśa tām ||
ครั้งนั้นคนธรรพ์นามว่า กาลี ผู้เคยถูกนางปฏิเสธทั้งที่เขารักนาง ได้เห็นนางอยู่ในสภาพเช่นนั้น
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Prior choices return as circumstances: a rejected suitor becomes a witness (and potentially an agent) when the mind is vulnerable—highlighting the dharmic need for discernment and careful conduct in relationships.
Character-introduction within narrative (ākhyāna); not directly pancalakṣaṇa.
Gandharvas often represent the power of sound, allure, and subtle desire; Kali’s appearance signals an approaching interplay of temptation, strategy, or karmic consequence.