Shloka 73
Duḥṣantasya Vana-praveśaḥ
King Duḥṣanta’s Entry into the Forest Hunt
आवयोर्दष्टयोरेभि: कथं तु स्थात् समागम: । एवं तयोक्तो भगवान् नीहारमसूजत् प्रभु:
āvayor dṛṣṭayor ebhiḥ kathaṃ tu sthāt samāgamaḥ | evaṃ tayokto bhagavān nīhāram asūjat prabhuḥ |
ນາງກ່າວວ່າ “ເຂົາເຈົ້າກຳລັງເບິ່ງພວກເຮົາທັງສອງ; ໃນສະພາບແບບນີ້ ການພົບພາກັນຈະເປັນໄປໄດ້ແນວໃດ?” ເມື່ອໄດ້ຍິນດັ່ງນັ້ນ ມະຫາລິສີ ປະຣາຊະຣະ ຜູ້ມີອຳນາດທາງຕະບະ ໄດ້ສ້າງມ່ານໝອກຂຶ້ນ.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how social visibility and propriety can become ethical constraints, and how extraordinary power is used to remove practical obstacles; it also invites reflection on secrecy, accountability, and the moral weight of actions done away from public view.
A woman objects that their union cannot occur because others are watching. In response, the sage Parāśara uses his spiritual power to generate a fog, concealing them from onlookers.