Shloka 23
Bhīmasena–Hanūmān Saṃvāda: The Tail Test and the Divine Path
मुक्ताहारैरिव चित च्युतै: प्रस्रवणोदकै: । अभिरामदरीकुज्जनिर्सरोदककन्दरम्,निरन्तर झरनेवाले झरनोंके जल उस पहाड़के कण्ठदेशमें अवलम्बित मोतियोंके हार- से प्रतीत हो रहे थे। उस पर्वतकी गुफा, कुंज, निर्झर, सलिल और कन्दराएँ सभी मनोहर थे
muktāhārair iva citacyutaiḥ prasravaṇodakaiḥ | abhirāmadarīkuñjanirjharodakakandaram ||
Vaiśampāyana said: The continuous waters streaming from the mountain’s springs looked like strings of pearls hanging down, as if a pearl-necklace had slipped and scattered. That mountain’s caves, glens, groves, cascades, pools, and rocky hollows were all delightful to behold, evoking serenity amid the forest sojourn.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how attentive perception of nature can cultivate calmness and inner steadiness during hardship; beauty and order can be discerned even in exile, supporting endurance and restraint.
Vaiśampāyana describes a mountain landscape in the forest: continuous spring-water and waterfalls appear like hanging pearl-garlands, and the mountain’s caves, groves, ravines, and streams are portrayed as exceptionally pleasing.