Shloka 13
तां त्वकामयत श्रीमान् वरुण: पूर्वमेव ह । स चागम्य वनप्रस्थं यमुनायां जहार ताम्
tāṁ tv akāmayata śrīmān varuṇaḥ pūrvam eva ha | sa cāgamya vanaprasthaṁ yamunāyāṁ jahāra tām ||
El ilustre Varuṇa había deseado a aquella doncella desde el principio. Llegó al eremitorio del asceta que moraba en el bosque y, mientras ella se bañaba en el Yamunā, se la llevó por la fuerza.
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical danger of kāma (desire) when it overrides dharma: even a powerful being’s desire can lead to adharma-like conduct (abduction), underscoring that moral restraint—not mere power or status—should govern action.
Arjuna narrates that Varuṇa had long desired a certain maiden; he came near a forest ascetic’s hermitage and abducted her while she was bathing in the river Yamunā.