Shloka 3
Upaśruti Guides Indrāṇī to Indra; Indrāṇī Reports Nahuṣa’s Misconduct (उपश्रुति-इन्द्राणी-इन्द्रदर्शन प्रसङ्गः)
उपश्रुतिर्वाच उपश्रुतिरहं देवि तवान्तिकमुपागता । दर्शन चैव सम्प्राप्ता तव सत्येन भाविनि
Upaśrutir uvāca—Upaśrutir ahaṃ devi tavāntikam upāgatā | darśanaṃ caiva samprāptā tava satyena bhāmini ||
উপশ্রুতি বললেন—দেবি! আমি উপশ্রুতি; তোমার সন্নিধানে উপস্থিত হয়েছি। হে সুন্দরী, তোমার সত্যের শক্তিতে অনুপ্রাণিত হয়ে আমি তোমাকে দর্শন দিলাম।
शल्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Truthfulness (satya) is presented as a potent ethical force that can draw grace and auspicious encounters; moral integrity is shown to have tangible spiritual consequences.
Upaśruti introduces herself to a woman addressed as ‘devi/bhāmini’ and explains that she has come near and granted her audience specifically because she was impressed or compelled by the woman’s truthfulness.