पत्नीसरूपतां कृत्वा कामयामास पावकम् । दिव्यं रूपमरूंधत्याः कर्तुं न शकितं तया
patnīsarūpatāṃ kṛtvā kāmayāmāsa pāvakam | divyaṃ rūpamarūṃdhatyāḥ kartuṃ na śakitaṃ tayā
بیوی کی صورت اختیار کر کے اُس نے خواہش کے ساتھ پاوَک (اگنی) کو چاہا؛ مگر وہ اپنے لیے ارُندھتی کا دیویہ روپ بنا نہ سکی۔
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: A figure adopts the semblance of a devoted wife and approaches Agni (Pāvaka) with longing; beside this, an implied contrast: the serene, unmatchable divine aura of Arundhatī that cannot be replicated by mere appearance.
Outer disguise cannot replicate inner virtue; Arundhatī symbolizes steadfast dharma that cannot be imitated by mere appearance.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse is ethical-symbolic within the narrative.
None; it contrasts desire-driven action with the ideal of pativratā-dharma.