Shloka 15
Adhyaya 74 — King Svarashtra, the Deer-Queen’s Curse, and the Rise of Tamasa Manu
Sanskrit
तस्याश्च स्पर्शसम्भूतामवाप मुदमुत्तमाम् ।
सोऽन्धकारे भ्रमन् भूयो मदनाकृष्टमानसः ॥
Transliteration
tasyāś ca sparśa-sambhūtām avāpa mudam uttamām | so ’ndhakāre bhraman bhūyo madanākṛṣṭa-mānasaḥ ||
Translation
因她的触碰，他获得了极其殊胜的欢悦；而当他再次在黑暗中徘徊时，其心被迦摩（欲望）所牵引。
Speakers
Narrative voice (within Mārkaṇḍeya’s account)
Primary Deities
Madana (Kāma) (as personified desire)
Key ThemesDesire arising from contactPsychology of attachmentDarkness as lack of discernment