Shloka 24
Adhyāya 6: Pañca-mahābhūta–guṇa-nirdeśa and Sudarśana-dvīpa
Five Elements, Sensory Qualities, and a Cosmographic Island
पाश्वें तस्योत्तरे दिव्यं सर्वर्तुकुसुमैश्चितम् । कर्णिकारवनं रम्यं शिलाजालसमुद्गतम्,सुमेरुपर्वतके उत्तर भागमें समस्त ऋतुओंके फूलोंसे भरा हुआ दिव्य एवं रमणीय कर्णिकार (कनेर वृक्षोंका) वन है, जहाँ शिलाओंके समूह संचित हैं
pārśve tasyottare divyaṃ sarvartukusumaiś citam | karṇikāravanaṃ ramyaṃ śilājālasamudgatam ||
Sañjaya said: “On its northern flank lies a divine and delightful grove of karṇikāra trees, richly adorned with flowers of every season, rising amid clustered masses of rock.” In the larger moral frame of the Mahābhārata’s war narrative, such descriptions of ordered, ever-blooming nature set a poignant contrast to the human descent into conflict, reminding the listener of the world’s inherent harmony even as dharma is tested on the battlefield.
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