Shloka 276
वारुणी सभा — Varuṇa’s Divine Assembly
Nārada’s Description
कथयन्त: सुमधुरा: कथास्तत्र समासते । रत्नयुक्त पर्वत और प्रतिष्ठित रस (मूर्तिमान् होकर) अत्यन्त मधुर कथाएँ कहते हुए वहाँ निवास करते हैं
kathayantaḥ sumadhurāḥ kathās tatra samāsate | ratnayuktāḥ parvatāś ca pratiṣṭhitā rasā (mūrtimantaḥ) bhūtvā atyantaṃ madhurāḥ kathāḥ kathayantaḥ tatra nivāsanti ||
Nārada dijo: «Allí se sientan juntos, contando historias de dulzura extrema y deleite. Incluso las montañas adornadas con joyas y las esencias del sabor, tomando forma corpórea, habitan en ese lugar y no cesan de narrar relatos de extraordinaria dulzura.»
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the civilizing power of refined speech and shared storytelling: a harmonious assembly is sustained by ‘sweet’ discourse, suggesting that culture and ethical sensibility are nurtured through pleasant, truthful, and elevating narration.
Nārada is describing a marvelous setting where beings gather to tell delightful tales; the description is hyperbolic and supernatural—mountains adorned with jewels and even ‘rasa’ (essences/aesthetic flavors) are imagined as taking form and participating in the storytelling.