Shloka 17
प्रभासे कृष्णार्जुनसमागमः तथा द्वारकाप्रवेशः | Kṛṣṇa–Arjuna Meeting at Prabhāsa and Entry into Dvārakā
सा विग्रहवतीव श्री: कामरूपा वपुष्मती । जहार सर्वभूतानां चक्षूंषि च मनांसि च,वह मूर्तिमती कामरूपिणी लक्ष्मीकी भाँति समस्त प्राणियोंके नेत्रों और मनको हर लेती थी
sā vigrahavatīvā śrīḥ kāmarūpā vapuṣmatī | jahāra sarvabhūtānāṃ cakṣūṃṣi ca manāṃsi ca ||
Wika ni Nārada: Siya’y wari’y si Śrī—si Lakṣmī—na nagkatawang-tao: maningning, marikit, at nakapag-aanyong anumang naisin. Sa kanyang paglitaw pa lamang, nabihag niya ang mga mata at isipan ng lahat ng nilalang.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how outward splendor and charm can overpower perception and judgment—drawing the senses (eyes) and the inner faculty (mind). Ethically, it cautions that fascination with beauty or fortune can distract beings from discernment and self-control.
Nārada describes a woman whose presence is compared to embodied Śrī (Fortune/Lakṣmī). She is portrayed as extraordinarily attractive and capable of assuming any form, and her beauty captivates all beings, seizing their attention and thoughts.