Shloka 27
Yudhiṣṭhira–Droṇa Saṃgrāma
Engagement and Countermeasures
कुबेरस्य विहारे च नलिनीं पद्मभूषिताम् । सरिच्छेष्ठां च तां गड्जां वीक्षमाणो बहूदकाम्,इसके बाद उन्होंने कुबेरके उद्यानमें कमलोंसे विभूषित सरोवर तथा अगाध जलराशिसे भरी हुई सरिताओंमें श्रेष्ठ गंगाका अवलोकन किया
sañjaya uvāca | kuberasya vihāre ca nalinīṁ padmabhūṣitām | saricchreṣṭhāṁ ca tāṁ gaṅgāṁ vīkṣamāṇo bahūdakām ||
Sañjaya berkata—Kemudian ia memandang, di taman kesenangan Kubera, sebuah telaga Nalinī yang berhias teratai; dan ia pun menatap Gaṅgā, yang utama di antara sungai-sungai, penuh air yang dalam dan melimpah.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid a war narrative, the text pauses to highlight sacred and auspicious sights—Kubera’s garden, lotus-lakes, and the Gaṅgā—suggesting the ethical value of purity, self-restraint, and remembrance of higher ideals beyond violence and ambition.
Sañjaya narrates that the person being described (contextually, a warrior/hero on a journey) observes Kubera’s pleasure-garden, a lotus-adorned lake called Nalinī, and then the Gaṅgā, portrayed as the foremost river, full of abundant waters.