Shloka 32
Śatarudrīya-prabhāva and Rudra’s Supremacy (शतरुद्रीयप्रभावः)
दहामाने वने तस्मिन् ससालसरलठद्रुमे । सचन्दनवरे रम्ये दिव्यौषधिविदीपिते,साल और सरल आदि वृक्षोंसे युक्त, श्रेष्ठ चन्दन-वृक्षसे सुशोभित तथा दिव्य ओषधियोंसे प्रकाशित उस रमणीय वनमें आग लग गयी थी और वह सब ओरसे जल रहा था
dahāmāne vane tasmin saśālasaralaṭhadrume | sacandanavare ramye divyauṣadhividīpite ||
Nārada said: In that forest—filled with śāla and sarala and other trees, adorned with excellent sandalwood, and made radiant by divine medicinal herbs—a fire had broken out. The lovely woodland was burning on every side.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames a sudden disaster in a sacred, resource-rich forest, implicitly highlighting dharma as timely, compassionate action—protecting beings and preserving what sustains life when crisis arises.
Nārada describes a beautiful forest—full of śāla and sarala trees, fine sandalwood, and luminous medicinal herbs—now engulfed by fire and burning in all directions.