Shloka 10
ययातिपतनम् — Yayāti’s Fall and the Offer of Dharma
Nārada’s Account
वनेषु मृगवासेषु व्याप्रविप्रोषितेषु च । दावाग्निविप्रयुक्तेषु शून्येषु गहनेषु च,इस क्रमसे माधवी वैदूर्यमणिके अंकुरोंके समान सुशोभित, कोमल, चिकनी, तिक्त, मधुर एवं हरी-हरी घास चरती, पवित्र नदियोंके शुद्ध, शीतल, निर्मल एवं सुस्वादु जल पीती और मृगोंके आवासभूत, व्याप्ररहित एवं दावानलशून्य निर्जन वनोंमें मृगोंके साथ वनचारिणी मृगीकी भाँति विचरण करती थी। उसने ब्रह्मचर्यपालनपूर्वक महान् धर्मका आचरण किया
vaneṣu mṛgavāseṣu vyāpraviproṣiteṣu ca | dāvāgniviprayukteṣu śūnyeṣu gahaneṣu ca ||
Nārada said: In forests that were the haunts of deer—free from human disturbance and far from the bustle of activity—remote from the reach of wildfire, empty of settlements, and deep and secluded, Mādhavī lived like a doe among deer. Grazing on tender, smooth, fresh green shoots of grass and drinking the pure, cool, clear, sweet water of sacred rivers, she wandered through those solitary woods. Thus, while maintaining brahmacarya (chaste self-restraint), she practiced a lofty dharma.
नारद उवाच