Shloka 8
Adhyāya 112: Ṛṣyaśṛṅga’s Description of an Exemplary Brahmacārī
Ascetic Presence and Vow-Practice
यथा वन॑ माधवमासि मध्ये समीरितं श्वसनेनेव भाति । तथा स भात्युत्तमपुण्यगन्धी निषेव्यमाण: पवनेन तात,तात! जैसे माधवमास (वैशाख या वसंत ऋतु) में (सौरभयुक्त मलय-) समीरसे सेवित वन-उपवनकी शोभा होती है, उसी प्रकार पवनदेवसे सेवित वह ब्रह्मचारी उत्तम एवं पवित्र गन्धसे सुवासित और सुशोभित हो रहा था
yathā vanaṁ mādhavamāsi madhye samīritaṁ śvasanen eva bhāti | tathā sa bhāty uttama-puṇya-gandhī niṣevyamāṇaḥ pavanena tāta ||
R̥ṣyaśṛṅga said: “Just as a forest-grove, in the heart of the Mādhava month, shines when stirred by the life-breath-like breeze, so too that brahmacārin shone—fragrant with the finest, sanctifying scent—being attended and fanned by the Wind-god, dear child.” The verse frames purity and disciplined conduct as something that becomes visibly radiant when supported by auspicious, dharmic forces.
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