Shloka 9
कुशवंशवर्णनम्
The Line of Kuśa and the Disfigurement of Kuśanābha’s Daughters by Vāyu
सुमागधी नदी रम्या मगधान् विश्रुताययौ।पञ्चानां शैलमुख्यानां मध्ये मालेव शोभते।।।।
sumāgadhī nadī ramyā magadhān viśrutāyayau | pañcānāṃ śailamukhyānāṃ madhye māleva śobhate ||
मगध में प्रसिद्ध रमणीय सुमागधी नदी बहती है। पाँच प्रधान पर्वतों के मध्य वह मानो माला की भाँति शोभायमान है॥
The delightful and renowned river Sumagadhi (known as Sona), flowing in the country of Magadha, looks beautiful like a garland amidst five great mountains.
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Dharma here appears as reverence for sacred landscape: rivers and mountains are not merely scenery but part of a moral-cosmic order remembered and narrated by sages.
Viśvāmitra continues describing the region to Rāma, highlighting the famed Sumāgadhī river and its striking setting among the surrounding mountains.
Attentive discipleship is implied for Rāma: learning the tradition’s geography and history is part of cultivating dharmic awareness.