Shloka 5
Chapter 7: Dvīpa–Varṣa–Meru-varṇana
Description of the Dvīpa, Varṣas, and Mount Meru
ये क्षरन्ति सदा क्षीरं पड़सं चामृतोपमम् | वस्त्राणि च प्रसूयन्ते फलेष्वाभरणानि च
ye kṣaranti sadā kṣīraṃ ṣaḍrasaṃ cāmṛtopamam | vastrāṇi ca prasūyante phaleṣv ābharaṇāni ca, nareśvara |
Sañjaya dijo: «Oh señor de los hombres, allí hay árboles que sin cesar destilan leche—dotada de los seis sabores y dulce como el néctar. De sus frutos nacen vestiduras, y también aparecen ornamentos».
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights an ideal of superabundant, effortless prosperity—nature itself providing nourishment and wealth—often used in epic narrative to contrast ordinary human scarcity and conflict with imagined realms of plenitude.
Sanjaya is describing a marvelous region to the king, focusing on extraordinary trees whose sap is milk-like and whose fruits can manifest clothing and ornaments, emphasizing the wondrous, otherworldly character of the place.