Adhyaya 21 — Kuvalayashva’s Descent to Patala and the Rescue of Madalasa
किं त्वस्यास्तनुमध्यायाः स्नेहाकृष्टेन चेतसा । त्वया विश्रम्भिता चास्मि स्मारयाम्यरिसूदन ॥
kintv asyās tanumadhyāyāḥ snehākṛṣṭena cetasā / tvayā viśrambhitā cāsmi smārayāmy ari-sūdana
“Nhưng vì tâm ta bị lôi cuốn bởi lòng thương mến đối với người phụ nữ eo thon này, và vì ngài đã tín nhiệm ta, hỡi bậc diệt kẻ thù, ta sẽ nhắc ngài điều nên làm.”
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Affection (sneha) is presented as a motivator for ethical speech: one advises not to dominate but to protect and guide. Trust (viśrambha) creates moral responsibility—when counsel is sought or confidence is given, one should respond with dharmic clarity.
Ancillary dharma instruction within narrative; not a pañcalakṣaṇa segment.
The ‘slender waist’ motif can be read as the fragility of embodied life and relationships; the speaker’s ‘being drawn’ indicates the binding power of relational karma that compels one toward protective action rather than disengaged neutrality.