Shloka 32
Varuṇābhiṣeka–Agni-anveṣaṇa–Kaubera-tīrtha
Varuṇa’s Consecration; Search for Agni; Kaubera Sacred Site
सबला मधुराश्चैव यौवनस्था: स्वलंकृता: । माहात्म्येन च संयुक्ता: कामरूपधरास्तथा,भरतनन्दन! इनके नख, दाँत और मुख सभी विशाल हैं। वे सबला, मधुरा (सुन्दरी), युवावस्थासे सम्पन्न तथा वस्त्राभूषणोंसे विभूषित हैं। इनकी बड़ी महिमा है। ये अपनी इच्छाके अनुसार रूप धारण करनेवाली हैं
sabalā madhurāś caiva yauvanasthāḥ svalaṅkṛtāḥ | māhātmyena ca saṃyuktāḥ kāmarūpadharās tathā, bharatanandana |
Vaiśaṃpāyana said: “O delight of the Bharatas, they are of varied hues and charming, in the fullness of youth and adorned with their own ornaments. Endowed with extraordinary power and greatness, they can assume whatever form they desire.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the Mahābhārata’s ethical caution about appearances: beauty, youth, and adornment can accompany extraordinary powers, so discernment is needed rather than being led by outward charm.
Vaiśaṃpāyana describes a group of beings (women/figures) as beautiful, youthful, ornamented, and possessed of great power, emphasizing their ability to change form at will, while addressing the listener as ‘bharatanandana’.