Shloka 68
अध्याय ७४: अक्रोध–क्षमा–निवासनीति
Chapter 74: Non-anger, Forbearance, and the Ethics of Residence
उर्वशी पूर्वचित्तिश्न॒ सहजन्या च मेनका । विश्वाची च घृताची च षडेवाप्सरसां वरा:,“उर्वशी, पूर्वचित्ति, सहजन्या, मेनका, विश्वाची और घृताची--ये छ: अप्सराएँ ही अन्य सब अप्सराओंसे श्रेष्ठ हैं
Urvashī pūrvacittiś ca sahajanyā ca menakā | Viśvācī ca ghṛtācī ca ṣaḍ evāpsarasāṁ varāḥ ||
Duṣyanta said: “Urvashī, Pūrvacitti, Sahajanyā, Menakā, Viśvācī, and Ghṛtācī—these six apsarases are regarded as the foremost among all the celestial nymphs.”
दुष्यन्त उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse functions less as a moral injunction and more as a cultural classification: it highlights how excellence (vara) is recognized within a group, reflecting the epic’s tendency to order the mythic world by naming and ranking renowned figures.
Duṣyanta is speaking and lists six famous apsarases—Urvashī, Pūrvacitti, Sahajanyā, Menakā, Viśvācī, and Ghṛtācī—stating that they are considered the foremost among apsarases.