Canto 1 - Boyhood
Bāla-kāṇḍa
Chapter 48: Gautama Curses Ahalyā
Text 1.48.13
श्रीमदाश्रमसङ्काशं किं न्विदं मुनिवर्जितम्।
श्रोतुमिच्छामि भगवन्कस्यायं पूर्व आश्रमः॥
śrīmad āśrama-saṅkāśaṁ kiṁ nv idaṁ muni-varjitam
śrotum icchāmi bhagavan kasyāyaṁ pūrva āśramaḥ
śrīmat = beautiful place; āśrama-saṅkāśam = that appears like an āśrama; kim nu what indeed is; idam = this; muni-varjitam = [but] devoid of any sage; śrotum icchāmi = I wish to know this; bhagavan = O powerful sage; kasya = whose; ayam pūrvaḥ āśramaḥ = āśrama was this formerly.
What indeed is this beautiful place that appears like an āśrama [but] devoid of any sage? O powerful sage, whose āśrama was this formerly? I wish to know this.