Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 8
Pūru-vaṁśa, Duṣmanta–Śakuntalā, and the Rise of Mahārāja Bharata
दुष्मन्तो मृगयां यात: कण्वाश्रमपदं गत: । तत्रासीनां स्वप्रभया मण्डयन्तीं रमामिव ॥ ८ ॥ विलोक्य सद्यो मुमुहे देवमायामिव स्त्रियम् । बभाषे तां वरारोहां भटै: कतिपयैर्वृत: ॥ ९ ॥
duṣmanto mṛgayāṁ yātaḥ kaṇvāśrama-padaṁ gataḥ tatrāsīnāṁ sva-prabhayā maṇḍayantīṁ ramām iva
Suatu ketika Raja Duṣmanta pergi berburu ke hutan dan, karena sangat letih, ia mendatangi pertapaan Kaṇva Muni. Di sana ia melihat seorang wanita amat jelita, bagaikan Dewi Lakṣmī, yang dengan sinarnya menghiasi dan menerangi seluruh āśrama. Sang raja pun tertarik secara alami; ditemani beberapa prajurit, ia mendekatinya dan berbicara kepadanya.
FAQs
He met her at the hermitage of sage Kaṇva, where she was seated and appeared radiant like Lakṣmī.
Because her natural radiance and beauty seemed to adorn the entire hermitage, reminiscent of Lakṣmī’s auspicious splendor.
It suggests that purity (like an āśrama) and inner radiance can reveal extraordinary grace—training us to perceive sacredness beyond external status.