Shloka 14
सर्वकामगुणोपेता यानानि विविधानि च । भवनानि विचित्राणि भूमिर्वासांसि काउ्चनम्
sarvakāma-guṇopetā yānāni vividhāni ca | bhavanāni vicitrāṇi bhūmir vāsāṃsi kāñcanam ||
Vaiśampāyana dit : «Il y avait des véhicules de toutes sortes, pourvus de tout confort et de toute excellence désirables ; il y avait des demeures merveilleuses, aux aspects bigarrés ; et il y avait des terres et des vêtements — d’un éclat d’or».
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the abundance of pleasurable, splendid objects—vehicles, mansions, lands, and golden garments—evoking the idea that the fruits of action can manifest as refined enjoyments; within Svargarohana’s larger arc, such splendor also implicitly contrasts with the deeper quest for the highest good beyond mere luxury.
Vaiśaṃpāyana is describing a scene of extraordinary opulence: many kinds of richly endowed conveyances, ornate dwellings, and golden-looking possessions, as part of the broader depiction of the otherworldly/royal environment encountered in the Svargarohana narrative.