Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 7
Yayāti, Devayānī, Śarmiṣṭhā, and the Exchange of Youth: The Unsatisfied Nature of Desire
श्रीशुक उवाच एकदा दानवेन्द्रस्य शर्मिष्ठा नाम कन्यका । सखीसहस्रसंयुक्ता गुरुपुत्र्या च भामिनी ॥ ६ ॥ देवयान्या पुरोद्याने पुष्पितद्रुमसङ्कुले । व्यचरत्कलगीतालिनलिनीपुलिनेऽबला ॥ ७ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca ekadā dānavendrasya śarmiṣṭhā nāma kanyakā sakhī-sahasra-saṁyuktā guru-putryā ca bhāminī
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī dijo: Cierto día, Śarmiṣṭhā, hija del rey dánava Vṛṣaparvā, inocente pero de natural iracundo, paseaba por el jardín del palacio junto con Devayānī, hija de Śukrācārya, y miles de amigas. El jardín rebosaba de lotos y de árboles con flores y frutos, y resonaba con el canto dulce de aves y el zumbido de los abejorros.
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She was wandering in her front garden, filled with flowering trees, along the bank of a lotus-filled watercourse where bees were humming.
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī is narrating this episode to Mahārāja Parīkṣit.
Even in pleasant surroundings and comfort, the Bhagavata narrative often prepares the reader for sudden turns of destiny—encouraging humility, restraint, and remembrance of the Lord amid worldly beauty.