Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 18
Ūṣā-Haraṇa, Bāṇāsura’s Pride, and Aniruddha’s Capture
Prelude to Hari–Śaṅkara Conflict
मनुजेषु च सा वृष्णीन् शूरमानकदुन्दुभिम् । व्यलिखद् रामकृष्णौ च प्रद्युम्नं वीक्ष्य लज्जिता ॥ १८ ॥ अनिरुद्धं विलिखितं वीक्ष्योषावाङ्मुखी ह्रिया । सोऽसावसाविति प्राह स्मयमाना महीपते ॥ १९ ॥
manujeṣu ca sā vṛṣnīn śūram ānakadundubhim vyalikhad rāma-kṛṣṇau ca pradyumnaṁ vīkṣya lajjitā
大王啊，奇特拉勒卡在众人中画下弗利什尼族诸位：舒罗、阿那迦敦杜毗、巴拉罗摩与圣克里希纳。乌莎见到普拉丢姆那的画像便羞怯；而一见阿尼鲁陀的画像，更因羞惭而低首，含笑说道：“就是他！正是此人！”
Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī gives this further insight: When Ūṣā saw the picture of Pradyumna, she became bashful because she thought, “This is my father-in-law.” Then she saw the picture of her lover, Aniruddha, and cried out in joy.
FAQs
This verse shows Ūṣā identifying and sketching prominent Vṛṣṇis—Śūra, Vasudeva (Ānakadundubhi), Balarāma, Kṛṣṇa, and Pradyumna—highlighting the celebrated lineage surrounding Lord Kṛṣṇa.
While sketching the figures, she became bashful upon seeing Pradyumna—an indication of awakened attraction and the tender emotions that precede the later focus on Aniruddha in this episode.
It reminds readers that powerful emotions arise naturally; the Bhagavatam frames human feelings within dharmic boundaries and ultimately connects relationships to the sacred narrative of devotion.