Shloka 7
Upaśruti Guides Indrāṇī to Indra; Indrāṇī Reports Nahuṣa’s Misconduct (उपश्रुति-इन्द्राणी-इन्द्रदर्शन प्रसङ्गः)
समुद्रं च समासाद्य बहुयोजनविस्तृतम् । आससाद महाद्वीपं नानाद्रुमलतावृतम्
samudraṃ ca samāsādya bahuyojanavistṛtam | āsasāda mahādvīpaṃ nānādrumalatāvṛtam ||
Als sie den Ozean erreicht hatte, der sich über viele Yojanas erstreckte, gelangte sie darauf zu einem großen Inselkontinent, geschmückt mit vielerlei Bäumen und Ranken.
शल्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadfast effort in the service of a larger purpose: one who is committed to a duty or mission continues through vast distances and obstacles, suggesting that dharmic resolve is measured by perseverance rather than comfort.
A traveler (referred to here by feminine verb-forms) reaches a vast ocean and then enters a great island/continent richly covered with diverse trees and vines, marking a transition from arduous travel to arrival in a new, fertile region.