Shloka 113
Mahāvasu’s Fall by Speech-Error and Release through Devotion (अज-विवादः वसोः शापः विमोचनं च)
बभौ तदा भावितात्मा विधूम इव पावक: । कुरुनन्दन! अपने पिताके समान ही परम उत्तम रूप और कान्ति धारण किये पवित्रात्मा शुकदेव धूमरहित अग्निके समान देदीप्यमान हो रहे थे
babhau tadā bhāvitātmā vidhūma iva pāvakaḥ | kurunandana! apne pitāke samāna hī param-uttama rūpa aur kānti dhāraṇ kiye pavitrātmā śukadeva dhūmarahita agni ke samāna dīdyamāna ho rahe the |
Bhishma berkata: “Pada ketika itu, sang resi yang menundukkan diri bersinar seperti api yang tidak berasap. Wahai kebanggaan kaum Kuru! Śukadeva yang suci jiwanya, memikul rupa dan seri yang amat unggul seperti ayahandanya, menyala gemilang—laksana nyala api tanpa asap.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Inner cultivation and purity make a person’s presence luminous: like fire without smoke, a disciplined and purified self shines without the obscurations of passion, ego, or impurity.
Bhīṣma describes Śukadeva’s appearance: he is portrayed as exceptionally radiant and pure, resembling a smokeless flame, and possessing splendor comparable to that of his father (implicitly Vyāsa).