Shloka 5
Adhyaya 63 — The Birth of Svarocis and the Rescue of Manoramā: The Astra-Heart and the Healing of Curses
तां गर्भधारिणीं सोऽथ सान्त्वयित्वा वरूथिनीम् ।
विप्ररूपधरो यातस्तया प्रीत्या विसर्जितः ॥
tāṃ garbha-dhāriṇīṃ so 'tha sāntvayitvā varūthinīm / vipra-rūpa-dharo yātas tayā prītyā visarjitaḥ
แล้วครั้นปลอบประโลมวรุถินีผู้กำลังทรงครรภ์แล้ว เขาก็ออกเดินทางในคราบพราหมณ์; และนางก็ส่งเขาไปด้วยความรักใคร่.
FAQs
The Purāṇa often portrays appearances as mutable and warns against taking forms at face value; nonetheless, the ethical focus remains on consequences—pregnancy, lineage, and responsibility.
Manvantara narrative detail feeding Vaṃśānucarita: it closes the conception episode and transitions to birth.
‘Brāhmaṇa-form’ can symbolize the covering of raw desire with social/ritual legitimacy; the narrative hints at the tension between outer dharma-markers and inner motives.