Shloka 156

Devanagari script

ओषघध्यो ज्वलमानाश्ष द्योतयन्ति सम तद्‌ वनम्‌ | ऋतुएँ वहाँ उपस्थित हो सब प्रकारके अत्यन्त अद्भुत पुष्प बिखेर रही थीं। ओषधियाँ प्रज्वलित हो उस वनको प्रकाशित कर रही थीं

Transliteration

oṣadhyo jvalamānāś ca dyotayanti samaṃ tad vanam | ṛtavaḥ tatra upasthitāḥ sarva-prakārair aty-adbhuta-puṣpāṇi vikiranti sma ||

Translation

Nārada said: “The medicinal herbs, as though aflame, lit up that forest on every side. The seasons themselves seemed to have arrived there in person, scattering wondrous flowers of every kind.” In this vision-like description, nature appears harmonized and auspicious—suggesting a realm where order (ṛta/dharma) prevails and the environment becomes a sign of spiritual merit and sacred presence.

Word by Word

ओषध्यःmedicinal herbs

ज्वलमानाःblazing, shining

द्योटयन्तिilluminate

सम्completely, altogether

तत्that

वनम्forest

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

forest (vana)

medicinal herbs (oṣadhi)

the seasons (ṛtu)

flowers (puṣpa)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The passage uses luminous, orderly nature as a moral-spiritual indicator: where dharma and sacred presence prevail, the world appears harmonized, healing (oṣadhi), and auspicious (flowers, seasons arriving as if to serve).

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada is describing a wondrous forest scene: radiant medicinal herbs illuminate the woodland, and the seasons are poetically personified as arriving there and strewing extraordinary flowers everywhere.