Shloka 38
और्वकृत-क्रोधाग्नि-निग्रहः
Aurva’s Containment of the Wrath-Fire
नददेवीं नासुरीं चैव न यक्षीं न च राक्षसीम् । न च भोगवतीं मन्ये न गन्धर्वी न मानुषीम्,“मुझे तो ऐसा जान पड़ता है, तुम न तो देवांगना हो न असुरकन्या, न यक्षकुलकी स्त्री हो न राक्षसवंशकी, न नागकन्या हो न गन्धर्वकन्या। मैं तुम्हें मानवी भी नहीं मानता
nadadevīṃ nāsurīṃ caiva na yakṣīṃ na ca rākṣasīm | na ca bhogavatīṃ manye na gandharvī na mānuṣīm ||
ଗନ୍ଧର୍ବ କହିଲା— “ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ନ ନଦୀଦେବୀ ଭାବୁଛି, ନ ଅସୁରକନ୍ୟା; ନ ଯକ୍ଷୀ, ନ ରାକ୍ଷସୀ। ନ ତୁମେ ଭୋଗବତୀ (ନାଗକନ୍ୟା) ପରି, ନ ଗନ୍ଧର୍ବୀ—ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ମାନୁଷୀ ବୋଲି ମଧ୍ୟ ମାନୁନି।”
गन्धर्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how extraordinary virtue or presence can defy ordinary labels, and it implicitly calls for सत्य (truthfulness): when one’s identity is questioned in a dharmic setting, clarity and honesty about one’s nature and intentions become ethically important.
A Gandharva, astonished by the woman before him, lists various classes of divine and semi-divine females and denies each in turn, concluding that she does not seem human either—signaling his amazement and prompting her to reveal who she truly is.