Shloka 136

आदि पर्व, अध्याय 67 — गान्धर्वविवाह-समयः

Duḥṣanta–Śakuntalā: Gandharva Marriage and Succession Condition

Devanagari script

एवमुक्ता च सा बाला तदा कौतूहलान्विता । कन्या सती देवमर्कमाजुहाव यशस्विनी,दुर्वासाके ऐसा कहनेपर वह सती-साध्वी यशस्विनी बाला यद्यपि अभी कुमारी कन्या थी, तो भी कौतूहलवश उसने भगवान्‌ सूर्यका आवाहन किया

Transliteration

evam uktā ca sā bālā tadā kautūhalānvitā | kanyā satī devam arkam ājuhāva yaśasvinī ||

Translation

So angesprochen, wurde das junge Mädchen von Neugier ergriffen. Obwohl sie noch eine unverheiratete Jungfrau war, rief die tugendhafte und berühmte den Sonnengott (Arka) an.

Word by Word

एवम्thus

उक्ताhaving been spoken to / addressed

चand

साshe

बालाthe girl

तदाthen

कौतूहलout of curiosity

अन्विताendowed with / possessed of

कन्याa maiden

सतीvirtuous / chaste

देवम्the god

अर्कम्Arka (the Sun)

आजुहावinvoked / called

यशस्विनीfamous / illustrious

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

the maiden (Kuntī)

Arka (Sūrya, the Sun-god)

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even seemingly innocent curiosity can activate powerful forces; dharma then requires accountability, discretion, and ethical handling of the consequences of one’s actions—especially when sacred rites and divine powers are involved.

What is happening in the narrative?

After being instructed (in context, by the power of a mantra/boon), the young maiden—still unmarried—decides out of curiosity to test it and therefore invokes the Sun-god (Arka/Sūrya).