Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 7
Yayāti, Devayānī, Śarmiṣṭhā, and the Exchange of Youth: The Unsatisfied Nature of Desire
श्रीशुक उवाच एकदा दानवेन्द्रस्य शर्मिष्ठा नाम कन्यका । सखीसहस्रसंयुक्ता गुरुपुत्र्या च भामिनी ॥ ६ ॥ देवयान्या पुरोद्याने पुष्पितद्रुमसङ्कुले । व्यचरत्कलगीतालिनलिनीपुलिनेऽबला ॥ ७ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca ekadā dānavendrasya śarmiṣṭhā nāma kanyakā sakhī-sahasra-saṁyuktā guru-putryā ca bhāminī
Sinabi ni Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī: Isang araw, si Śarmiṣṭhā, anak na babae ng haring Dānava na si Vṛṣaparvā, na inosente ngunit madaling magalit, ay namasyal sa hardin ng palasyo kasama si Devayānī, anak ni Śukrācārya, at libu-libong kaibigang babae. Ang hardin ay hitik sa mga lotus at mga punong namumulaklak at namumunga, at umaalingawngaw sa awit ng mga ibon at ugong ng mga bubuyog.
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She was wandering in her front garden, filled with flowering trees, along the bank of a lotus-filled watercourse where bees were humming.
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī is narrating this episode to Mahārāja Parīkṣit.
Even in pleasant surroundings and comfort, the Bhagavata narrative often prepares the reader for sudden turns of destiny—encouraging humility, restraint, and remembrance of the Lord amid worldly beauty.