Shloka 93
Muñjavān on Himavat: Maheśvara’s abode, Śiva-stuti, and sacrificial gold
Chapter 8
न जरा क्षुत्पिपासे वा न मृत्युर्न भयं नृप । वहाँ न अधिक गर्मी पड़ती है न विशेष ठंढक
na jarā kṣutpipāse vā na mṛtyur na bhayaṁ nṛpa |
Saṃvarta berkata: “Wahai raja, di sana tiada usia tua, tiada derita lapar dan dahaga; tiada kematian, tiada ketakutan. Di sana tiada panas yang menyengat, tiada dingin yang menggigit; tiada amukan angin, tiada pula terik matahari yang membakar.”
संवर्त उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights an idealized state where basic bodily compulsions (hunger, thirst), decline (old age), and the ultimate threat (death) are absent; ethically, it points to freedom from fear and need as conditions that remove many causes of adharma and suffering.
Saṁvarta addresses a king and describes a wondrous mountain-like realm where ordinary human vulnerabilities do not operate—setting a tone of marvel and spiritual aspiration within the Ashvamedhika Parva’s broader post-war discourse.