Shloka 46
Vasiṣṭhasya śokaḥ, Vipāśā–Śatadrū-nāmākaraṇam, Kalmāṣapādasya bhaya-prasaṅgaḥ (Ādi Parva 167)
मानुषं विग्रहं कृत्वा साक्षादमरवर्णिनी । नीलोत्पलसमो गन्धो यस्या: क्रोशात् प्रधावति
mānuṣaṁ vigrahaṁ kṛtvā sākṣād amaravarṇinī | nīlotpalasamo gandho yasyāḥ krośāt pradhāvati ||
人の姿をとりながらも、彼女はまことに神々しい光彩を帯び、まるで女神が眼前に顕現したかのようであった。彼女の四肢からは青蓮華の香りにも似た芳香が立ちのぼり、たちまち四方へ一拘舎の距離にまで広がった。それは吉祥にしてこの世ならぬ徴であり、人々の胸に好奇心ではなく畏敬を呼び起こした。
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how the divine may appear in human guise, yet is recognized through auspicious markers—radiance and extraordinary fragrance—prompting humility and reverence. Ethically, it cautions against judging solely by outward ordinariness and encourages honoring signs of sacred presence.
A brāhmaṇa describes a wondrous woman who has taken on a human body but appears unmistakably divine. Her lotus-like fragrance spreads for a krośa, signaling that she is no ordinary person and setting a tone of awe and sanctity in the scene.