Canto 1 - Boyhood
Bāla-kāṇḍa
Chapter 48: Gautama Curses Ahalyā
Text 1.48.16
गौतमस्य नरश्रेष्ठ पूर्वमासीन्महात्मनः।
आश्रमो दिव्यसङ्काशः सुरैरपि सुपूजितः॥
gautamasya nara-śreṣṭha pūrvam āsīn mahātmanaḥ
āśramo divya-saṅkāśaḥ surair api supūjitaḥ
gautamasya = Gautama; nara-śreṣṭha = O prince; pūrvam = previously; āsīt = [this] was; mahā-ātmanaḥ = of the great soul; āśramaḥ = the āśrama; divya-saṅkāśaḥ = divine in its appearance; suraiḥ api = even by the demigods; supūjitaḥ = it was very honored.
O prince, previously [this] was the āśrama of the great soul Gautama. Divine in its appearance, it was very honored even by the demigods.
Gautama’s āśrama appeared to be divine and is therefore said to be divine in its appearance.