महिषासुर उवाच । काऽसौ ब्राह्मणशार्दूल तादृग्रूपा वरांगना । यस्याः संदर्शनादेव भवानेव स्मरान्वितः
mahiṣāsura uvāca | kā'sau brāhmaṇaśārdūla tādṛgrūpā varāṃganā | yasyāḥ saṃdarśanādeva bhavāneva smarānvitaḥ
ମହିଷାସୁର କହିଲା—ହେ ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣଶାର୍ଦୂଳ, ସେ ଏପରି ରୂପବତୀ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠା ନାରୀ କିଏ? ଯାହାଙ୍କ ଦର୍ଶନମାତ୍ରେ ଆପଣ ମଧ୍ୟ ସ୍ମରାନ୍ୱିତ ହୋଇଗଲେ।
Mahīṣāsura
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Nārada
Scene: Mahīṣāsura, imposing and regal, addresses Nārada with a mix of reverence and impatience, asking about a peerless woman whose mere sight inflamed even the sage; Nārada stands with vīṇā, eyes averted in restraint.
Even the wise can be disturbed by sense-perception; vigilance and restraint are implied as dharmic safeguards.
The narrative setting belongs to Arbuda (Mount Abu/Arbudācala) within the Arbuda Khaṇḍa.
No explicit ritual is prescribed in this verse; it introduces a query that leads into the account of tapas and vows.