Shloka 236
Śākadvīpa–Pramāṇa–Varṇana
Measurements and Description of Śākadvīpa
एते देशा महाराज देवगन्धर्वसेविता: । मुनिदेशके बाद जो देश है
ete deśā mahārāja devagandharvasevitāḥ |
महाराज! ये देश देवताओं और गन्धर्वों द्वारा सेवित हैं। (वर्णनानुसार) मुनिदेश के बाद जो देश है, उसे दुन्दुभिस्वन कहते हैं; वह सिद्धों और चारणों से परिपूर्ण है। जनेश्वर! वहाँ के लोग प्रायः गोरे होते हैं।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that the world contains regions associated with divine and refined beings; this enlarges the listener’s moral horizon beyond immediate political rivalry, reminding a king that human action (especially war) occurs within a broader sacred order.
Sañjaya is describing various lands to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, noting that certain regions are inhabited or frequented by Devas and Gandharvas, as part of a larger geographical and cultural-cosmological survey within Bhīṣma Parva.