Shloka 10
Parṇāda’s Report; Bāhuka’s Counsel; Damayantī’s Strategic Svayaṃvara Message (अध्याय ६८)
युदेव उवाच यथेयं मे पुरा दृष्टा तथारूपेयमज़ना । कृतार्थो<स्म्यद्य दृष्टवेमां लोककान्तामिव श्रियम्,सुदेव मन-ही-मन बोले--मैंने पहले जिस रूपमें इस कल्याणमयी राजकन्याको देखा है, वैसी ही यह आज भी है। लोककमनीय लक्ष्मीकी भाँति इस भीमकुमारीको देखकर आज मैं कृतार्थ हो गया हूँ
yudeva uvāca | yatheyaṃ me purā dṛṣṭā tathārūpeyam ajñā | kṛtārtho 'smy adya dṛṣṭvemāṃ lokakāntām iva śriyam |
सुदेव म्हणाला—“ज्या रूपात मी हिला पूर्वी पाहिले होते, आजही ती तशीच आहे. लोककान्ता लक्ष्मीप्रमाणे हिला पाहून आज मी कृतार्थ झालो.”
युदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse models a dharmic way of responding to beauty and auspiciousness: admiration is expressed as gratitude and reverence (seeing her as Śrī-like), not as possessiveness. Fulfillment (kṛtārthatā) is framed as the satisfaction of a rightful encounter rather than indulgence.
The speaker recognizes a maiden he had seen before and notes that she appears unchanged. He declares himself fulfilled upon seeing her again, comparing her to Śrī (Lakṣmī), the world-beloved embodiment of prosperity and auspicious splendor.