Shloka 14
Yuga-Lakṣaṇa and Varṣa-Pramāṇa Inquiry (युगलक्षण–वर्षप्रमाण–प्रश्न)
रत्नाकरास्तथा नद्यस्तेषां नामानि मे शूणु । संजय बोले--राजन्! शाकद्वीपमें भी मणियोंसे विभूषित सात पर्वत हैं। वहाँ रत्नोंकी बहुत-सी खानें तथा नदियाँ भी हैं। उनके नाम मुझसे सुनिये || १३ इ ।।
ratnākarās tathā nadyas teṣāṁ nāmāni me śṛṇu | sañjaya uvāca—rājan śākadvīpe'pi maṇibhir vibhūṣitāḥ sapta parvatāḥ santi | tatra ratnānāṁ bahvyaḥ khanayaś ca nadyas ca santi | teṣāṁ nāmāni mattaḥ śṛṇu ||
Sanjaya berkata: “Wahai Raja, di Śākadvīpa pun ada tujuh gunung yang berhias permata. Di sana terdapat banyak tambang batu mulia dan juga sungai-sungai. Dengarkan dariku nama-nama mereka.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes attentive listening to authoritative narration (śravaṇa) and frames the world as ordered and meaningful through named places—suggesting that knowledge of sacred geography supports a king’s broader understanding of dharma and the cosmos.
Sanjaya, speaking to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, continues a descriptive account of Śākadvīpa, announcing that it contains seven gem-adorned mountains along with many jewel-mines and rivers, and that he will now list their names.