Shloka 3
मेरोर्दिग्वर्णनम् / Digvarṇana of Meru: Uttara-Kuru, Bhadrāśva, and Jambūdvīpa Motifs
शुक्लाभिजनसम्पन्ना: सर्वे सुप्रियदर्शना: । निःसपत्नाक्ष ते सर्वे जायन्ते तत्र मानवा:,संजय बोले--राजन! श्वेतके दक्षिण और निषधके उत्तर रमणक नामक वर्ष है। वहाँ जो मनुष्य जन्म लेते हैं, वे उत्तम कुलसे युक्त और देखनेमें अत्यन्त प्रिय होते हैं। वहाँके सब मनुष्य शत्रुओंसे रहित होते हैं
śuklābhijanasampannāḥ sarve supriyadarśanāḥ | niḥsapatnākṣa te sarve jāyante tatra mānavāḥ ||
Sañjaya said: “O King, in that region all who are born are endowed with noble lineage and are exceedingly pleasing to behold. All those humans are born there free from rivals and enmity.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents an idealized human condition—noble conduct and social harmony—by describing a land where people are born with auspicious qualities and without rivalry, implying that peace and lack of envy are marks of a higher, well-ordered life.
Sañjaya continues a descriptive account of a particular region and its inhabitants, emphasizing their noble birth, pleasing appearance, and freedom from enemies, as part of a broader geographical/cosmological narration within Bhīṣma Parva.