तस्य कामात्मदेहस्य दर्शनार्थं समुत्सुकाः । काश्चिदर्धानुलिप्तांग्यः काश्चिदेकांजितेक्षणाः
tasya kāmātmadehasya darśanārthaṃ samutsukāḥ | kāścidardhānuliptāṃgyaḥ kāścidekāṃjitekṣaṇāḥ
اُس کے خواہش کو مسحور کرنے والے پیکر کے دیدار کی شوق میں، کچھ عورتیں جلدی میں آدھے بدن پر ہی لیپ لگائے آئیں، اور کچھ صرف ایک آنکھ میں سرمہ لگا کر پہنچیں۔
Narrator within the chapter
Type: kshetra
Scene: A street-side moment: women rush out mid-adornment—half-oiled limbs, one eye lined—faces turned toward a radiant, desire-enchanting figure passing by.
Unchecked fascination with outward beauty becomes a narrative device in Purāṇas to highlight later restraint, consequence, and dharma.
Not named in this verse; it continues the chapter’s larger tīrtha framework (Puṇyahrada/Kuharavāsa) while shifting into the Sāmba legend.
None; it describes hurried preparation for viewing, emphasizing the intensity of curiosity.
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