Vana Parva 69.6
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Vana Parva Chapter 69 · Verse 6
Sanskrit Original
चिह्नभूतो विभूत्यर्थमयंधात्रा विनिर्मितः। प्रतिपत्कलुषस्येन्दोर्लेखा नातिविराजते॥ न चास्य नश्यते रूपं वपुर्मलसमाचितम्। असंस्कृतमभिव्यक्तं भाति काञ्चनसंनिभम्॥ अनेन वपुषा बाला पिप्लुनानेन सूचिता। लक्षितेयं मया देवी निभृतोऽग्निरिवोष्मणा॥
That mark of prosperity and wealth, made and given to her by God, is now faintly seen, even as the crescent of the new moon does faintly shine, in the evening of the first day. Although her body is soiled with dust, yet her beauty has not suffered. And again her person, though not washed, is conspicuous and shines like gold. This celestials lady was ascertained by me by my identifying her form as well as that mark (between the eye-brows), even as fire though hid (in ashes) is ascertained by its heat.