Shloka 22
वारुणी सभा — Varuṇa’s Divine Assembly
Nārada’s Description
सरयूर्वारवत्याथ लाड़्ली च सरिद्वरा । करतोया तथात्रेयी लौहित्यशक्ष महानद:,सरयू, वारखत्या, सरिताओंमें श्रेष्ठ लांगली, करतोया, आत्रेयी, महानद लौहित्य,
sarayūr vāravaty atha lāṅgalī ca saridvarā | karatoyā tathātr̥yī lauhityaś ca mahānadaḥ ||
নাৰদে ক’লে—সরযূ, বাৰবতী আৰু নদীসমূহৰ ভিতৰত শ্ৰেষ্ঠ লাঙ্গলী; লগতে কৰতোয়া, আত্রেয়ী আৰু মহা নদ লৌহিত্যও আছে।
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches reverence for the ordered world through remembrance of renowned rivers; such sacred geography functions as a cultural-ethical framework that supports dharma by linking places, peoples, and traditions within a coherent cosmic order.
Narada is enumerating notable rivers as part of a broader descriptive catalogue, highlighting important waterways and regions known to the epic’s audience.