Shloka 60
Adhyaya 61 — The Second Manvantara Begins: The Brahmin’s Swift Journey and Varuthini’s Temptation on Himavat
Sanskrit
इत्युक्त्वा सानुरागा सा सहसा कमलेक्षणा ।
आलिलिङ्ग प्रसीदेति वदन्ती कलमुन्मनाः ॥
Transliteration
ity uktvā sānurāgā sā sahasā kamalekṣaṇā | āliliṅga prasīdeti vadantī kalam unmanāḥ ||
Translation
“Pagkasabi nito, siya—puspos ng pagkapit, may matang gaya ng lotus—ay biglang yumakap sa kanya, marahang nagsabi, ‘Masiyahan ka,’ at ang kanyang isip ay di-mapalagay sa pananabik.”
Speakers
Narration describing Varūthinī’s action toward the brāhmaṇa
Key Themes
Seduction as narrative deviceTesting of restraintMind’s agitation (unmanas)