Shloka 40
Adhyaya 61 — The Second Manvantara Begins: The Brahmin’s Swift Journey and Varuthini’s Temptation on Himavat
यथाहमस्मिन्मय्येष सानुरागस्तथा यदि । भवेदत्र मया कार्यस्तत्कृतः पुण्यसञ्चयः ॥
yathāham asmin mayy eṣa sānurāgas tathā yadi / bhaved atra mayā kāryas tatkṛtaḥ puṇyasañcayaḥ
اگر وہ بھی مجھ سے ویسی ہی محبت کرے جیسی میں اس سے کرتی ہوں، تو یہاں میرے لیے کچھ کرنے کے لائق ہوگا؛ اس سے ثواب کا ذخیرہ بڑھ جائے گا۔
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FAQs
The verse shows how desire can cloak itself in dharmic language (‘puṇya’), rationalizing personal longing as merit. Purāṇic narratives often expose such self-justifying moves to prompt self-scrutiny.
Ākhyāna/Upākhyāna; ethical psychology embedded in story rather than a pancalakṣaṇa core (sarga etc.).
‘Puṇya-sañcaya’ here can be read ironically: when intention is desire-driven, the subtle fruit may be bondage rather than liberation—highlighting the primacy of saṅkalpa (inner motive).