आसीत् तपोवने का चिद् ऋषेः कन्या महात्मनः ॥
विलग्नमध्या सुश्रोणी सुभ्रूः सर्वगुणान्विता ॥
कर्मभिः स्वकृतैः सा तु दुर्भगा समपद्यत ॥
नाध्यगच्छत् पतिं सा तु कन्या रूपवती सती ॥
तपस् तप्तुम् अथारेभे पत्यर्थम् असुखा ततः ॥
तोषयाम् आस तपसा सा किलोग्रेण शंकरम् ॥
āsīt tapovane kā cid ṛṣeḥ kanyā mahātmanaḥ ||
vilagnamadhyā suśroṇī subhrūḥ sarvaguṇānvitā ||
karmabhiḥ svakṛtaiḥ sā tu durbhagā samapadyata ||
nādhyagacchat patiṃ sā tu kanyā rūpavatī satī ||
tapas taptum athārebhe patyartham asukhā tataḥ ||
toṣayām āsa tapasā sā kilogreṇa śaṃkaram ||
"There was in an ascetic grove a certain daughter of a great sage -- slender-waisted, fair-hipped, fair-browed, endowed with every virtue. But by deeds done by herself in a past life, she became unfortunate: that maiden did not find a husband, though beautiful and virtuous. Then, unhappy, she began to practice austerity for a husband's sake and pleased Shiva with fierce asceticism."
1bf55ca16afe · प्रकाशित 12 जुल॰ 2026, 5:19:51 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Here the power of past deeds over present lot is revealed. It is telling that the maiden, beautiful and virtuous, is nonetheless unfortunate "by deeds done by herself": past karma overtakes even the worthy, and beauty with virtue does not annul it. In this is seen the law of retribution: one's present fate is the fruit of past deeds, and one's sorrows must therefore be met without complaint. Telling too is the means the maiden resorts to -- austerity: where earthly power fails, one turns to the higher. Thus scripture shows that karma governs destiny, yet it can be overcome by striving toward the gods; and the maiden's tapas will open a path that birth alone could not give.