Shloka 61
नलस्य बाहुकत्वेन ऋतुपर्णनगरप्रवेशः
Nala as Bāhuka enters Ṛtuparṇa’s city
सा गत्वा त्रीनहोरात्रान् ददर्श परमाड़ना । तापसारण्यमतुलं दिव्यकाननशोभितम्,लगातार तीन दिन और तीन रात चलनेके पश्चात् उस श्रेष्ठ नारीने तपस्वियोंसे युक्त एक वन देखा, जो अनुपम तथा दिव्य वनसे सुशोभित था
sā gatvā trīn ahorātrān dadarśa paramāṅganā | tāpasāraṇyam atulaṁ divyakānanaśobhitam ||
After journeying for three days and three nights, that noble lady beheld an incomparable forest-hermitage inhabited by ascetics, beautified by a celestial woodland.
बृहृदश्च उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical symbolism of approaching an āśrama: after endurance and sustained effort (three days and nights), one reaches a realm governed by tapas and restraint, suggesting that moral support and clarity are found through disciplined environments and the company of the virtuous.
A noble woman, after traveling continuously for three full day-night cycles, arrives at and sees an incomparable forest hermitage populated by ascetics, described as splendid and beautified like a divine woodland.