Shloka 13
Gālava’s Eastern Ascent with Garuḍa; Counsel on Kāla and Upāya (उद्योगपर्व, अध्याय ११०)
शाद्वलं कदलीस्कन्धमत्र संतानका नगा: । अत्र संयमनित्यानां सिद्धानां स्वैरचारिणाम्
śādvalaṁ kadalī-skandham atra saṁtānakā nagāḥ | atra saṁyama-nityānāṁ siddhānāṁ svaira-cāriṇām ||
যুপর্ণ বললেন—এখানে সবুজ শ্যাদ্বল ভূমি; এখানে কলাগাছের কাণ্ডের গুচ্ছ; আর এখানে সান্তানক বৃক্ষসমূহ দাঁড়িয়ে আছে। এ সেই অঞ্চল, যেখানে সংযমে নিত্যস্থিত সিদ্ধগণ স্বচ্ছন্দে বিচরণ করেন।
युपर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical-spiritual ideal of saṁyama (self-restraint): those established in disciplined conduct are portrayed as ‘Siddhas’ who move freely, suggesting that inner mastery leads to true freedom.
Yuparṇa is describing a particular locale—lush with grass and banana-stems and marked by saṁtānaka trees—identifying it as a domain frequented by Siddhas who practice constant restraint and wander at will.