Mahabharata 1.210.29 — Adi Parva, Adhyaya 210, Shloka 29
प्रभासे कृष्णार्जुनसमागमः तथा द्वारकाप्रवेशः | Kṛṣṇa–Arjuna Meeting at Prabhāsa and Entry into Dvārakā
तथा देवनिकायानां महर्षीणां च सर्वश: । मुखानि चाभ्यवर्तन्त येन याति तिलोत्तमा,दूसरे-दूसरे देवताओं और महर्षियोंके मुख भी जिस ओर तिलोत्तमा जाती थी, उसी ओर घूम जाते थे
tathā devanikāyānāṃ maharṣīṇāṃ ca sarvaśaḥ | mukhāni cābhyavartanta yena yāti tilottamā ||
नारद उवाच—तथा देवनिकायानां महर्षीणां च सर्वशः । मुखानि चाभ्यवर्तन्त येन याति तिलोत्तमा ॥
नारद उवाच
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The verse highlights how powerful sensory attraction can be: even exalted beings like gods and great seers are depicted as involuntarily turning toward Tilottamā. Implicitly, it underscores the ethical value of vigilance and self-mastery in the face of temptation.
Nārada describes Tilottamā’s extraordinary allure: as she walks, the assembled gods and maharṣis turn their faces in the very direction she goes, indicating that everyone’s attention follows her movement.
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