Shloka 30
और्वकृत-क्रोधाग्नि-निग्रहः
Aurva’s Containment of the Wrath-Fire
जन्मप्रभूति यत् किंचिद् दृष्टवान् स महीपति: । रूपं न सदृशं तस्यास्तर्कयामास किंचन,भूपाल संवरणने जन्मसे लेकर (उस दिनतक) जो कुछ देखा था, उसमें कोई भी रूप उन्हें उस (दिव्य किशोरी)-के सदृश नहीं प्रतीत हुआ
janmaprabhṛti yat kiñcid dṛṣṭavān sa mahīpatiḥ | rūpaṃ na sadṛśaṃ tasyās tarkayāmāsa kiñcana ||
The king reflected that, from his birth onward, among all the sights he had ever beheld, he had never seen any form comparable to hers. In this moment the narrative underscores how an encounter with extraordinary beauty can unsettle ordinary judgment, prompting inward deliberation rather than rash action.
गन्धर्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the mind’s tendency to be overwhelmed by exceptional beauty, and it implicitly values reflective restraint (tarka, deliberation) over impulsive reaction—an ethical cue toward self-governance in moments of strong attraction.
A Gandharva describes the king’s inner response: King Saṃvaraṇa, comparing all he has seen in life, concludes that no beauty matches that of the divine maiden he has encountered, and he turns this realization over in his mind.