Shloka 21
ब्राह्मणपूजायां व्युष्टिः — Vyuṣṭi (Merit-Outcome) of Honoring Brāhmaṇas: Kṛṣṇa and Durvāsā
तथैव स गिरिर्भूय: प्रपुष्पितलताद्रुम: । सपक्षिगणसंघुष्ट: सश्वापदसरीसूप:
tathaiva sa girir bhūyaḥ prapuṣpitalatādrumaḥ | sapakṣigaṇasaṃghuṣṭaḥ saśvāpadasarīsṛpaḥ ||
Demikian pula gunung itu kembali seperti sediakala, berhias sulur-sulur dan pepohonan yang berbunga. Ia bergema oleh kicau kawanan burung, dan binatang buas serta makhluk melata—hewan liar dan ular—pun kembali hidup dan bergerak di sana.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses ecological renewal as a moral-narrative sign: when conditions become favorable again, life and harmony return—suggesting restoration after disruption and the re-emergence of auspicious order.
Bhishma describes a mountain returning to its former vitality: flowering vines and trees reappear, birds fill it with sound, and wild animals and serpents become active again, indicating a revived, living landscape.