Shloka 131
कृपकृपी-जननम्
The Birth of Kṛpa and Kṛpī; Kṛpa’s Attainment of Astras
आक्रीडशभूमिं देवानां गन्धर्वाप्सरसां तथा । उद्यानानि कुबेरस्थ समानि विषमाणि च
ākrīḍaśabhūmiṃ devānāṃ gandharvāpsarasāṃ tathā | udyānāni kuberastha samāni viṣamāṇi ca
قال ڤيشامبايانا: «وكانت هناك أيضًا ميادين لهوٍ للآلهة، وكذلك للغندهرفا والأبساراس؛ وكانت هناك بساتين لكوبيرا—منها ما هو مستوٍ متناسق، ومنها ما هو وعرٌ متنوّع».
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the Mahābhārata’s vision of ordered yet diverse cosmic realms: even in divine domains there is variety (samāni/viṣamāṇi), suggesting that abundance and beauty can coexist with difference and complexity rather than uniformity.
Vaiśampāyana continues a descriptive passage portraying splendid celestial locales—playgrounds and pleasure-gardens associated with gods, Gandharvas, Apsarases, and Kubera—emphasizing the grandeur and richness of the setting being narrated.