Shloka 23

Chapter 84: Brahmā’s Counsel on Tāraka, the Search for Agni, and the Genesis of Skanda

Kārttikeya

Devanagari script

करवीरवनै: फुल्लै: सहस्रावर्तसंवृतै: । संतानकवनै: फुल्लैर्वक्षैश्ष समलंकृता:

Transliteration

karavīravanaiḥ phullaiḥ sahasrāvartasaṃvṛtaiḥ | saṃtānakavanaiḥ phullair vṛkṣaiś ca samalaṅkṛtāḥ ||

Translation

Vyāsa dit : Dans ce royaume coulent de nombreux fleuves. Leurs rives sont embellies par des bosquets fleuris de karavīra (laurier-rose) et par des forêts de saṃtānaka (arbre céleste exauçant les vœux), ainsi que par d’autres arbres. Autour de leurs pieds, arbres et bois sont ceints de milliers de tourbillons, ajoutant à l’éclat merveilleux et d’un autre monde du paysage.

Word by Word

• करवीरवनैः: by/with oleander-groves
• करवीरवनैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: करवीर-वन
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• फुल्लैः: blooming, in full flower
• फुल्लैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: फुल्ल
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• सहस्रावर्तसंवृतैः: encircled by a thousand whirlpools
• सहस्रावर्तसंवृतैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहस्र-आवर्त-संवृत
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• संतानकवनैः: by/with groves of santānaka trees
• संतानकवनैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संतानक-वन
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• फुल्लैः: blooming
• फुल्लैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: फुल्ल
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• वृक्षैः: by/with trees
• वृक्षैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• समलंकृता: adorned, well-decorated
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-√अलंकृ (अलंकृ)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• karavīra (oleander) groves
• saṃtānaka (celestial tree) groves
• rivers
• whirlpools/eddies (āvarta)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse contributes to a dharma-oriented portrayal of the fruits of merit: a refined, orderly, and beautiful otherworldly landscape. Such imagery reinforces the ethical idea that righteous conduct and sacred merit culminate in elevated realms characterized by abundance, purity, and delight.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vyāsa is describing a wondrous realm with many rivers whose banks are lined with blossoming karavīra and saṃtānaka groves and other trees. The mention of countless eddies around the roots heightens the supernatural atmosphere and vividness of the setting.