नानारसवती चित्रा भोगभूमिरियं मुने । स्त्रियमाश्रित्य संयाता परामिह हि संस्थितिम् ॥ २२ ॥
nānārasavatī citrā bhōgabhūmiriyaṁ munē | striyamāśritya saṁyātā parāmiha hi saṁsthitim || 22 ||
Translation
This varied ground of enjoyment, O sage, full of every flavour, has reached its firm standing here by relying on woman.
Word by word
- nānā
- every
- rasavatī
- full of flavour
- citrā
- varied
- bhōga
- of enjoyment
- bhūmir
- (bhūmiḥ) ground
- iyaṁ
- this
- munē
- O sage
- striyam
- on woman
- āśritya
- by relying
- saṁyātā
- has reached
- parām
- its firm
- iha
- here
- hi
- indeed
- saṁsthitim
- standing
Meaning
The commentary draws the conclusion: this world, the field of enjoyments, stands on desire for woman; were there no such desire, the world of saṃsāra would long ago have dissolved. The verse is not about women as such but about desire as the force that keeps the round of birth turning. The reader may see the whole of worldly life held together by this one longing.