Shloka 17
उद्योगपर्व — धृतराष्ट्रस्य दुर्योधनप्रति शक्तिस्मारक-उपदेशः
Udyoga Parva 63: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Counsel Reminding Duryodhana of Opponent Strength
कुञ्जभूतं गिरिं सर्वमभितो गन्धमादनम् । दीप्यमानौषधिगणं सिद्धगन्धर्वसेवितम्,समस्त गन्धमादन पर्वत सब ओरसे कुंज-सा जान पड़ता था। वहाँ दिव्य ओषधियाँ प्रकाशित हो रही थीं। सिद्ध और गन्धर्व उस पर्वतपर निवास करते थे
kuñjabhūtaṃ giriṃ sarvam abhito gandhamādanam | dīpyamānauṣadhigaṇaṃ siddhagandharvasevitam ||
Vidura said: “All around, the Gandhamādana mountain appeared like a vast grove. Its multitude of medicinal herbs shone with a radiant brilliance, and the peak was frequented and inhabited by Siddhas and Gandharvas.”
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse evokes a dharmic landscape: a pure, luminous place associated with perfected beings. Such imagery underscores that righteous endeavors are supported by auspicious, elevating environments and by the presence of the virtuous.
Vidura describes the Gandhamādana mountain as grove-like on all sides, radiant with divine medicinal plants, and inhabited by Siddhas and Gandharvas—setting a sacred, otherworldly scene within the Udyoga Parva narration.