Shloka 53
Sudeva Identifies Damayantī in Cedi (सुदेवेन दमयन्ती-परिचयः)
भासि विद्युदिवा भ्रेषु शंस मे कासि कस्य वा । नहि ते मानुषं रूपं भूषणैरपि वर्जितम्
bhāsi vidyudivā bhreṣu śaṃsa me kāsi kasya vā | nahi te mānuṣaṃ rūpaṃ bhūṣaṇair api varjitam ||
“மேகங்களிடையே மின்னலைப் போல நீ ஒளிர்கிறாய். சொல்—நீ யார், யாருடையவள்? ஏனெனில் அணிகலன்கள் இன்றியும் உன் ரூபம் மனிதருடையதெனத் தோன்றவில்லை.”
बृहदश्चव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights discerning perception: extraordinary radiance and presence can signal a being beyond ordinary human status, prompting respectful inquiry into identity rather than rash judgment.
Bṛhadaśva addresses a woman of striking, lightning-like brilliance and asks her to reveal who she is and to whom she belongs, noting that her unadorned beauty appears non-human.