Adhyaya 65 — Svarocis Enjoys on the Mountain; A Debate on Marital Fidelity and Desire
स्रजो वस्त्राण्यलङ्कारान् गन्धाढ्यमनुलेपनम् ।
आसनान्यतिशुभ्राणि काञ्चनानि यथेच्छया ॥
strajo vastrāṇy alaṅkārān gandhāḍhyam anulepanam / āsanāny atiśubhrāṇi kāñcanāni yathecchayā
Vòng hoa, y phục, đồ trang sức, các thứ hương liệu thơm ngát đậm mùi, và những tòa ngự bằng vàng rực rỡ—tất cả đều được dâng theo ý muốn.
Desire (icchā) is depicted as satisfiable without conflict when governed by higher power; the text’s concern is order and auspiciousness rather than ascetic denial in this episode.
Manvantara narrative material: descriptive catalogues often appear in Purāṇas to concretize the fruits of boons within a time-cycle story.
Adornment and fragrance can signify refinement of the subtle body (sūkṣma-śarīra): ‘ornaments’ as virtues, ‘fragrance’ as purity, and ‘seats’ as steadiness of state.