Shloka 31
प्रजास्तत्र विवर्धन्ते वर्षास्विव समुद्रगा: । नद्यः पुण्यजलास्तत्र गड़ा च बहुधा गता,जैसे वर्षा-ऋतुमें समुद्रगामिनी नदियाँ बढ़ जाती हैं, उसी प्रकार वहाँकी समस्त प्रजा सदा वृद्धिको प्राप्त होती रहती है। उस द्वीपमें अनेक पवित्र जलवाली नदियाँ बहती हैं। वहाँ गंगा भी अनेक धाराओंमें विभक्त देखी जाती हैं
prajās tatra vivardhante varṣāsv iva samudragāḥ | nadyaḥ puṇyajalās tatra gaṅgā ca bahudhā gatā ||
Sañjaya said: “There the people continually prosper and increase, just as rivers that run to the ocean swell in the rainy season. In that island flow many rivers with sacred waters, and even the Gaṅgā is seen there divided into numerous streams.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses sacred-river imagery to convey an ethical ideal of a well-ordered realm: when conditions are auspicious and dharmic, the people naturally flourish, and the land is marked by purity and life-giving waters.
Sañjaya continues a descriptive passage about a blessed region (an ‘island’/dvīpa), emphasizing its abundance: the populace thrives, many holy rivers flow there, and the Gaṅgā itself appears in multiple channels.