Shloka 62
अध्याय ५६ — च्यवन–कुशिकसंवादः
Cyavana–Kuśika Dialogue on Lineage, Conflict, and Transmission
इमां च देवीं पश्यामि वपुषाप्सरसोपमाम् | श्रिया परमया युक्तां यथा दृष्टा पुरा मया
imāṃ ca devīṃ paśyāmi vapuṣāpsarasopamām | śriyā paramayā yuktāṃ yathā dṛṣṭā purā mayā ||
“ಮತ್ತೆ ಈ ದೇವೀಸ್ವರೂಪಿಣಿಯನ್ನು ನಾನು ಅಪ್ಸರೆಯಂತೆ ಮನೋಹರವಾದ ರೂಪದಿಂದ, ಪರಮ ಕಾಂತಿ-ಶ್ರೀಯಿಂದ ಯುಕ್ತಳಾಗಿ ನೋಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದೇನೆ—ನಾನು ಹಿಂದೆ ಕಂಡಂತೆ ಅವಳು ಮತ್ತೆ ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಆಗಿದ್ದಾಳೆ.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights recognition of auspicious qualities (śrī, radiance, grace) as signs of inner merit and restored dignity; it frames beauty not merely as sensuality but as a marker of well-being, fortune, and rightful order in a dharmic setting.
Bhishma speaks while observing a revered woman (addressed as devī), noting that her appearance has become radiant and apsaras-like, matching how he had seen her in the past—suggesting a return to her former splendor or a transformation back to an earlier state.