Shloka 22
Chapter 84: Brahmā’s Counsel on Tāraka, the Search for Agni, and the Genesis of Skanda
Kārttikeya
महार्हमणिपत्रैश्न काउचनप्रभकेसरै: । नीलोत्पलविमिश्रैश्व सरोभिर्बहुपड्कजै:
mahārghamaṇipatraiś ca kāñcanaprabhakesaraiḥ | nīlotpalavimiśraiś ca sarobhir bahupaṅkajaiḥ ||
ヴィヤーサは、その地の大地が数多の湖によって彩られていると語る。水面には青蓮を交えて無数の蓮華が咲き、花弁は貴い宝玉で作られたかのよう、花糸は黄金の光を放つ—吉祥にしてこの世ならぬ壮麗さの図であり、物語を聖なる気配と徳の高揚へと導く。
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse primarily uses auspicious natural imagery—gem-like lotus petals and gold-radiant filaments—to signal a sanctified, elevated setting. Such descriptions in the Mahābhārata often prepare the reader for discourse or events associated with merit (puṇya), purity, and reverence.
Vyāsa is painting a vivid scene of a beautiful region adorned with many lakes filled with lotuses and blue water-lilies, emphasizing their extraordinary, jewel-and-gold-like brilliance to convey an otherworldly grandeur.