Shloka 39
Varuṇābhiṣeka–Agni-anveṣaṇa–Kaubera-tīrtha
Varuṇa’s Consecration; Search for Agni; Kaubera Sacred Site
परपुष्टोपमा वाक्ये तथद्धर्या धनदोपमा: । शक्रवीर्योपमा युद्धे दीप्त्या वह्विसमास्तथा
parapuṣṭopamā vākye tathā dhairyā dhanadopamāḥ | śakravīryopamā yuddhe dīptyā vahnisamā tathā ||
વૈશંપાયને કહ્યું—વાણીમાં તે કોયલ સમાન મધુર છે; ધૈર્ય અને સમૃદ્ધિમાં ધનદ (કુબેર) સમાન. યુદ્ધમાં શક્ર (ઇન્દ્ર) સમાન પરાક્રમ દર્શાવે છે અને તેજમાં અગ્નિ સમાન દીપ્તિમાન છે.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents an ethical ideal: refined, pleasing speech should coexist with inner firmness, heroic capacity in crisis, and a radiant moral presence. It suggests that true excellence is multi-dimensional—gentle in expression yet strong and effective in action.
Vaiśampāyana is describing and praising a notable figure (implicitly a woman, as reflected in the Hindi gloss) through a chain of similes—cuckoo for sweetness of speech, Kubera for steadfast richness, Indra for battle prowess, and fire for brilliance—highlighting her exceptional qualities within the war-time context of the Śalya Parva.