Shloka 73
नलस्य बाहुकत्वेन ऋतुपर्णनगरप्रवेशः
Nala as Bāhuka enters Ṛtuparṇa’s city
विस्मयो न: समुत्पन्न: समाश्वसिहि मा शुच: । अस्यारण्यस्य देवी त्वमुताहो5स्य महीभूत:,'सर्वांगसुन्दरी! बताओ, तुम कौन हो और क्या करना चाहती हो? तुम्हारे उत्तम रूप और परम सुन्दर कान्तिको यहाँ देखकर हमें बड़ा विस्मय हो रहा है। धैर्य धारण करो, शोक न करो। तुम इस वनकी देवी हो या इस पर्वतकी अधिदेवता
bṛhadaśva uvāca | vismayo naḥ samutpannaḥ samāśvasihi mā śucaḥ | asyāraṇyasya devī tvam utāho 'sya mahībhūtaḥ | sarvāṅgasundarī |
布利哈达湿婆说道：“我们满怀惊异。振作起来，莫要悲伤。噢，你四肢百体皆无瑕之美——你是此林之女神，还是此山之主宰神祇？告诉我们：你是谁，你欲行何事？”
बृहृदश्च उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse models compassionate speech and dharmic conduct toward a distressed stranger: first offer reassurance (“do not grieve”), then inquire respectfully about identity and intention, recognizing the possibility of divinity present in nature.
Bṛhadaśva addresses a strikingly beautiful woman encountered in the forest. Her appearance causes amazement, and he comforts her while asking whether she is a forest-goddess or a mountain’s presiding deity, and what her purpose is.