kā tvaṁ kañja-palāśākṣi
kā tvaṁ kañja-palāśākṣi
kasyāsīha kutaḥ sati
imām upa purīṁ bhīru
kiṁ cikīrṣasi śaṁsa me
Lotus-eyed beauty! Chaste, timid woman! Who are you? Who do you belong to? Where to you come from? Tell me what you want to do around this city?
Even though the jīva is always situated with the intelligence and other factors, for the jīva in the human body the intelligence and other factors become outstanding. Because of attraction, he asks her questions as if not knowing her. From which place did you come? What do you want to do in the neighborhood of the city (upapurīm)?
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ka ete 'nupathā ye ta
ekādaśa mahā-bhaṭāḥ
etā vā lalanāḥ subhru
ko 'yaṁ te 'hiḥ puraḥ-saraḥ
Who are your eleven followers, the powerful body guards? Who are these women attendants? Who is the snake moving in front of you?
Anupathā means followers. There are eleven powerful guards. “Powerful” indicates the mind. The women attendants are the functions of the senses. The snake, which has become a plaything, is the prāṇa.
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tvaṁ hrīr bhavāny asy atha vāg ramā patiṁ
vicinvatī kiṁ munivad raho vane
tvad-aṅghri-kāmāpta-samasta-kāmaṁ
kva padma-kośaḥ patitaḥ karāgrāt
You are shyness personified. Or are you Bhavānī the wife of Śiva? Are you Sarasvaṭi or Lakṣmī? Alone in the forest, like a sage, are you looking for your husband, whose desires are fulfilled by desiring your lotus feet? A lotus bud has fallen from your hand. Where is it?
One considers one’s intelligence to be excellent, and attractive to all people, because of lack of discernment. This is indicated by the King’s statements. Seeing her shyness because she covered her face and eyes, he says she is personified shyness, not just shy. That is attracting me. Are you looking for a husband who follows dharma in the forest alone? This indicates that he is attracted by the sweetness of intelligence. Noticing her beauty, he says “Are you the wife of Śiva? Are you looking for your husband Śiva?” Seeing her great intelligence, he asks, “Are you Sarasvatī (vāk)? Are you looking for your husband Brahmā?” Seeing her great wealth, he asks “Are you Lakṣmī (ramā), looking for Viṣṇu?” You have controlled your senses like a sage. What kind of husband do you have? He has fulfilled all desires by desiring your lotus feet. It is commonly said that for all people, all types of wealth are dependent on the strength of one’s intelligence. The lotus bud is the discerning power of the jīva. It is under her control though no one can see this. She has thrown it away.
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