Shloka 58
Adhyaya 61 — The Second Manvantara Begins: The Brahmin’s Swift Journey and Varuthini’s Temptation on Himavat
मनॊभिलषिता शय्या सुगन्धमनुलेपनम् ।
इहासतो महाभाग गृहे किं ते निजे 'धिकम् ॥
manobhilaṣitā śayyā sugandham anulepanam | ihāsato mahābhāga gṛhe kiṃ te nije 'dhikam ||
یہاں تمہارے دل کی خواہش کے مطابق بستر ہیں اور بدن پر ملنے کے لیے خوشبودار لیپ بھی ہیں۔ اے شریف، یہاں رہتے ہوئے تمہارے اپنے گھر میں اس سے بڑھ کر کیا ہے؟
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FAQs
The verse frames sensual comfort as a persuasive argument; the ethical tension is whether pleasure can substitute for one’s rightful duties and place (svadharma and sva-gṛha).
Primarily ākhyāna (narrative instruction) rather than sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita; it functions as dharma-upadeśa embedded in story.
‘Desired bed’ and ‘fragrant anointing’ symbolize the mind’s self-justifying pleasures; the test is whether consciousness remains anchored in truth rather than sensory persuasion.