Shloka 2.91.34
भरद्वाजाश्रमे भरतसैन्यस्य दिव्यात्मिथ्यम् / Divine Hospitality to Bharata’s Army at Bharadvaja’s Hermitage
सितमेघनिभं चापि राजवेश्म सुतोरणम्।दिव्यमाल्यकृताकारं दिव्यगन्धसमुक्षितम्।।2.91.33।।चतुरश्रमसंबाधं शयनासनयानवत्।दिव्यैस्सर्वरसैर्युक्तं दिव्यभोजनवस्त्रवत्।।2.91.34।।उपकल्पितसर्वान्नं धौतनिर्मलभाजनम्।क्लुप्तसर्वासनं श्रीमत्स्वास्तीर्णशयनोत्तमम्।।2.91.35।।
caturaśramasaṃbādhaṃ śayanāsanayānavat |
divyaiḥ sarvarasair yuktaṃ divyabhojanavastravat ||2.91.34||
That royal pavilion was arranged as a spacious quadrangle, furnished with beds, seats, and conveyances; it was well supplied with every kind of excellent drink, and provided with splendid food and garments.
An auspicious royal palace with splendid archs resembling white clouds sprang up. It was sprinkled with celestial perfumes and adorned with beautiful garlands. That royal palace forming a quadrangle was furnished with couches, seats and carriages and furnished with celestial drinks of every kind, delicious food and splendid garments. It was stocked with food of every variety in clean and spotless vessels. Seats for every one and magnificent couches covered with excellent bedstead were arranged.
The verse portrays orderly, generous royal provision—an image of righteous kingship (rāja-dharma), where hospitality, proper arrangement, and care for all are treated as duties rather than mere luxury.
Satya here is not a moral statement but a narrative truthfulness: the text carefully reports the prepared setting as it is, emphasizing reliable witness-like description within itihāsa (history/epic tradition).