Shloka 19
वारुणी सभा — Varuṇa’s Divine Assembly
Nārada’s Description
विपाशा च शठतद्गुश्न चन्द्रभागा सरस्वती । इरावती वितस्ता च सिन्धुर्देवनदी तथा,विपाशा, शतद्रु, चन्द्रभागा, सरस्वती, इरावती, वितस्ता, सिन्धु, देवनदी,
nārada uvāca | vipāśā ca śatadrūś candrabhāgā sarasvatī | irāvatī vitastā ca sindhur devanadī tathā ||
নারদ বললেন—“বিপাশা, শতদ্রু, চন্দ্রভাগা, সরস্বতী, ইরাবতী, বিতস্তা, সিন্ধু এবং দেবনদীও আছে।”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
By reverently naming major sacred rivers, the passage underscores the Mahābhārata’s view that tīrthas (holy waters/places) are supports for inner purification and dharmic living—reminding listeners that ethical steadiness is nourished by practices of sanctity, remembrance, and restraint.
Nārada is enumerating notable rivers as part of a broader description of sacred places/regions. The verse is a catalog-style line, situating the audience within a recognized sacred landscape of North India and the Sindhu region.