Shloka 11
Parṇāda’s Report; Bāhuka’s Counsel; Damayantī’s Strategic Svayaṃvara Message (अध्याय ६८)
पूर्णचन्द्रनिभां श्यामां चारुवृत्तपयो धराम् | कुर्वन्ती प्रभया देवीं सर्वा वितिमिरा दिश:,यह श्यामा युवती पूर्ण चन्द्रमाके समान कान्तिमती है। इसके स्तन बड़े मनोहर हैं। यह देवी अपनी प्रभासे सम्पूर्ण दिशाओंको आलोकित कर रही है
pūrṇacandranibhāṃ śyāmāṃ cāruvṛttapayodharām | kurvantī prabhayā devīṃ sarvā vitimirā diśaḥ ||
Yudhiṣṭhira said: “She is dark-hued, radiant like the full moon, and endowed with beautifully rounded breasts. Like a goddess, by her own splendor she makes all the directions free of darkness.”
युदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the power of tejas (inner radiance) and auspicious presence: true splendor is portrayed as dispelling darkness in all directions, suggesting that virtue, purity, or divine grace can illuminate and uplift the surrounding world.
Yudhiṣṭhira is describing a striking young woman as if she were divine—dark-hued yet full-moon radiant—whose beauty and brilliance seem to light up the quarters, indicating the Pandavas’ encounter with an extraordinary, possibly celestial presence in the forest setting of the Vana Parva.