Adhyaya 61 — The Second Manvantara Begins: The Brahmin’s Swift Journey and Varuthini’s Temptation on Himavat
निजमालयमप्यस्माद्भवान् यास्यत्यसंशयम् ।
स्वल्पकालं मया सार्धं भुङ्क्ष्व भोगान् सुदुर्लभान् ॥
nijam ālayam apy asmād bhavān yāsyaty asaṃśayam | svalpakālaṃ mayā sārdhaṃ bhuṅkṣva bhogān sudurlabhān ||
“Dẫu từ đây, rốt cuộc ngài cũng chắc chắn sẽ trở về nơi cư trú của mình. Vậy trong một thời gian ngắn, hãy cùng ta hưởng những lạc thú vô cùng khó được.”
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A classic rationalization: “it’s only for a short time.” Purāṇic ethics often treats ‘brief indulgence’ as still binding through saṃskāra (impressions) and karmic consequence.
Ākhyāna serving dharma instruction; not a pancalakṣaṇa segment.
‘Short time’ points to the mind’s minimization strategy; ‘rare pleasures’ indicate subtle attachments that feel spiritually ‘special’ yet still entangle.