Shloka 10
मयेन सभानिर्माणम्
Maya’s Construction of the Assembly Hall
हिरण्यशूज्र: सुमहान् महामणिमयो गिरि: । रम्यं बिन्दुसरो नाम यत्र राजा भगीरथ:
hiraṇyaśūjraḥ sumahān mahāmaṇimayo giriḥ | ramyaṃ bindusaro nāma yatra rājā bhagīrathaḥ ||
Waiśampāyana berkata: “Di sana berdiri sebuah gunung amat besar bernama Hiraṇyaśṛṅga, seakan tersusun dari permata-permata agung dan berkilau laksana emas. Di sana pula ada telaga elok bernama Bindusarasa, tempat yang dikenang dalam kaitannya dengan Raja Bhagīratha.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how places become morally and culturally significant through association with exemplary rulers; sacred or renowned landscapes function as reminders of dharmic kingship and inherited responsibility.
The narrator describes a magnificent, jewel-bright mountain and a beautiful lake named Bindusaras, noting its association with King Bhagīratha, thereby setting the scene within a storied and prestigious locale.