Note – This is a very different way of ‘story telling’ in Bhagavatham. It is a beautiful poetry with wonderful similes and decorative language. Our Rishis were highly poetic too.

Agneedhra uses a psychological approach to woo the woman. He praises her in such a way that she is too amused. It captures her heart. If it was a direct praise she might have objected or suspected his intention taking it as flattery.

If he did not acknowledge her as a woman at all, what chance was left with him in wooing her? So, he takes a twist in his manipulative dialogue with her and conquers her.

Bhagavatham gives an expert account of wooing too. No part of human life was strange for our Masters. No one knew human mind better than our Rishis.

Dear Devotee,
Dive into any part of Bhagavatham, you will get precious pearls of wisdom. Understand the philosophy of each sloka, you will become an adept in human psychology.
HariOm!

(Bhagavatham 5.2.1 – 5.2.17)