Shloka 253
Śānti-parva Adhyāya 30: Nārada–Parvata Samaya-bhaṅga, Śāpa, and the Marriage of Sukumārī
संद्रक्ष्यन्ति नरा श्चान्ये स्वरूपेण विनाकृतम् । 'प्रभो! यह सुकुमारी आपकी भार्या होगी
saṃdrakṣyanti narāś cānye svarūpeṇa vinākṛtam |
“旁人也将把你视作真形被遮蔽之人——你的本来面目将不再如其所是地被看见。”（就叙事语境而言：那少女固然注定为你之妻，然而婚后她与众人的观感将转变，使你的面容在他们眼中如同猴面，仿佛有一层伪装遮覆了你的真实形貌。）
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the instability of outward perception: society may judge by an altered or obscured appearance rather than by one’s true nature (svarūpa). Ethically, it cautions against mistaking external form for inner reality.
Śrī Kṛṣṇa speaks of how others will perceive someone’s appearance as concealed or transformed, aligning with the surrounding narrative idea that after marriage the maiden and others will see the man’s face as monkey-like, as though his real form has been covered.