Shloka 81
Duḥṣantasya Vana-praveśaḥ
King Duḥṣanta’s Entry into the Forest Hunt
ततो लब्धवरा प्रीता स्त्रीभावगुण भूषिता । जगाम सह संसर्गमृषिणाद्भधुतकर्मणा
tato labdhavarā prītā strībhāvaguṇa-bhūṣitā | jagāma saha saṁsargam ṛṣiṇādbhuta-karmaṇā | tasyā yojana-gandheti tato nāmāparaṁ smṛtam ||
Sesudah memperoleh anugerah itu, Satyavatī bersukacita; berhias dengan sifat-sifat yang layak bagi keadaan seorang perempuan, ia pun bersatu dengan resi Parāśara yang berdaya gaib. Karena keharuman dari tubuhnya menyebar, di bumi ia dikenang dengan nama lain: Yojanagandhā, “yang wanginya menjangkau satu yojana.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how boons and personal choices can reshape identity and social standing, while also implying that private actions may carry public, dynastic consequences. It invites reflection on dharma in situations where desire, consent, and power intersect.
After receiving a boon, Satyavatī becomes endowed with qualities suitable for conjugal union and joins with the sage Parāśara. As a result of her newly divine fragrance, she gains the epithet “Yojanagandhā,” famed for a scent perceptible from a yojana away.