Shloka 4
कच-देवयानी संवादः
Kaca–Devayānī Dialogue and the Curse on Vidyā
सागच्छत् त्वरिता भूमिं वासस्तदभिलिप्सती । स्मयमानेव सव्रीड मारुतं वरवर्णिनी,यह देख सुन्दरी मेनका लजाकर वायुदेवको कोसती एवं मुसकराती हुई-सी वह वस्त्र लेनेकी इच्छासे तुरंत ही उस स्थानकी ओर दौड़ी गयी, जहाँ वह गिरा था
sāgacchat tvaritā bhūmiṃ vāsas tad-abhilipsatī | smayamāneva savrīḍā mārutaṃ varavarṇinī ||
见此情状，那绝色的曼那迦急忙奔向衣裳落地之处，欲取回其衣。她含笑似戏，却又羞赧，仿佛在嗔责风神。
कण्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the ethical ideal of modesty and self-restraint (lajjā/vrīḍā) even amid sudden disturbance, suggesting that dharma in an āśrama context includes maintaining decorum despite the play of natural forces and impulses.
A beautiful woman, embarrassed yet smiling, rushes to retrieve her fallen garment; in her bashful reaction she appears to scold the Wind-god (Māruta) who is implicitly connected with the garment’s displacement.