स कदा चिद् अथो राजा श्रीमान् उरुयशा भुवि ॥
चचार मृगयां पार्थ पर्वतोपवने किल ॥
चरतो मृगयां तस्य क्षुत्पिपासाश्रमान्वितः ॥
ममार राज्ञः कौन्तेय गिराव् अप्रतिमो हयः ॥
स मृताश्वश् चरन् पार्थ पद्भ्याम् एव गिरौ नृपः ॥
ददर्शासदृशीं लोके कन्याम् आयतलोचनाम् ॥
sa kadā cid atho rājā śrīmān uruyaśā bhuvi ||
cacāra mṛgayāṃ pārtha parvatopavane kila ||
carato mṛgayāṃ tasya kṣutpipāsāśramānvitaḥ ||
mamāra rājñaḥ kaunteya girāv apratimo hayaḥ ||
sa mṛtāśvaś caran pārtha padbhyām eva girau nṛpaḥ ||
dadarśāsadṛśīṃ loke kanyām āyatalocanām ||
«Once that glorious king, of wide renown on earth, was hunting, O Partha, in a mountain grove. As he hunted, worn out by hunger, thirst, and fatigue, the king's peerless horse died there upon the mountain, O Kaunteya. Having lost his horse, wandering on foot upon the mountain, the king, O Partha, saw a maiden with elongated eyes, unmatched in the world».
912ee79aa483 · प्रकाशित 12 जुल॰ 2026, 5:19:51 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Here the chance of a hunt leads to a destined meeting. It is telling that fatigue and the death of the horse — circumstances that seem misfortunes — lead the king on foot to the place where he will behold his betrothed: what appears to be misfortune turns out to be the instrument of fate. Here one glimpses the hand of providence, arranging the meeting under the guise of chance. Thus the scripture shows that even obstacles serve a higher design; and Samvarana's fallen horse leads him to the sun's daughter, destined for him.