कुमारी चापि पाञ्चाली वेदिमध्यात् समुत्थिता ॥
सुभगा दर्शनीयाङ्गी वेदिमध्या मनोरमा ॥
श्यामा पद्मपलाशाक्षी नीलकुञ्चितमूर्धजा ॥
मानुषं विग्रहं कृत्वा साक्षाद् अमरवर्णिनी ॥
नीलोत्पलसमो गन्धो यस्याः क्रोशात् प्रवायति ॥
या बिभर्ति परं रूपं यस्या नास्त्य् उपमा भुवि ॥
kumārī cāpi pāñcālī vedimadhyāt samutthitā ||
subhagā darśanīyāṅgī vedimadhyā manoramā ||
śyāmā padmapalāśākṣī nīlakuñcitamūrdhajā ||
mānuṣaṃ vigrahaṃ kṛtvā sākṣād amaravarṇinī ||
nīlotpalasamo gandho yasyāḥ krośāt pravāyati ||
yā bibharti paraṃ rūpaṃ yasyā nāsty upamā bhuvi ||
"And a maiden of Panchala arose from the middle of the altar — auspicious, lovely of body, slender-waisted, enchanting; dark-complexioned, with eyes like lotus petals, with dark curling hair, having taken a human form, yet truly colored like the immortals. Her fragrance, like that of a blue lotus, wafted for a krosha, and she bore a supreme beauty that had no equal on earth."
b23a9f72877f · प्रकाशित 12 जुल॰ 2026, 5:19:51 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Here Draupadi is born — not of the womb but of the sacred fire, and of an unearthly beauty. It is telling that she is 'colored like the immortals,' and that her fragrance carries for a mile: her form is human, but her nature exceeds the human. Here is a mark of divine descent: Draupadi appears as a partial manifestation of a higher power, sent for the work of the gods. Telling, too, is that her beauty 'has no equal on earth' — she is not of this world, though she has appeared within it. The verse thus shows that this maiden is no ordinary princess but a wondrous being, born of fire for a great purpose; and her very appearance breathes the sanctity of the sacrifice from which she came forth.