Shloka 3
श्री: कृत्वेह वपु: कान््तं गोमध्येषु विवेश ह । गावो5थ विस्मितास्तस्या दृष्टवा रूपस्य सम्पदम्,एक समयकी बात है, लक्ष्मीने मनोहर रूप धारण करके गौओंके झुंडमें प्रवेश किया। उनके रूप-वैभवको देखकर गौएँ आश्षर्यचकित हो उठीं
śrīḥ kṛtveha vapuḥ kāntaṃ gomadhyeṣu viveśa ha | gāvo 'tha vismitās tasyā dṛṣṭvā rūpasya sampadam ||
Bhīṣma disse: Certa vez, Śrī (Lakṣmī) assumiu uma forma encantadora e entrou no meio de um rebanho de vacas. Ao verem o esplendor e a perfeição de sua beleza, as vacas ficaram tomadas de assombro.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Śrī (prosperity/auspiciousness) is portrayed as a living presence that naturally inspires admiration and reverence; the scene subtly supports the ethical idea that what is truly auspicious elevates and harmonizes its surroundings, and it also reinforces the cultural-dharmic sanctity of cows as a fitting locus for auspiciousness.
Lakṣmī takes on a beautiful form and enters a herd of cows; the cows, seeing her extraordinary splendor, become amazed.