Shloka 23

Chapter 84: Brahmā’s Counsel on Tāraka, the Search for Agni, and the Genesis of Skanda

Kārttikeya

Devanagari script

करवीरवनै: फुल्लै: सहस्रावर्तसंवृतै: । संतानकवनै: फुल्लैर्वक्षैश्ष समलंकृता:

Transliteration

karavīravanaiḥ phullaiḥ sahasrāvartasaṃvṛtaiḥ | saṃtānakavanaiḥ phullair vṛkṣaiś ca samalaṅkṛtāḥ ||

Translation

ヴィヤーサは言う。その世界には多くの河がある。河岸は、花咲くカラヴィーラ（夾竹桃）の林と、繁り栄えるサンターナカ（天上の如意樹の一種）の林、さらにさまざまな樹々によって飾られる。しかも樹々と森の根元の周りには、幾千もの渦が取り巻き、この世ならぬ不思議な壮麗さをいっそう際立たせている。

Word by Word

• करवीरवनैः: by/with oleander-groves
• करवीरवनैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: करवीर-वन
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• फुल्लैः: blooming, in full flower
• फुल्लैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: फुल्ल
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• सहस्रावर्तसंवृतैः: encircled by a thousand whirlpools
• सहस्रावर्तसंवृतैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहस्र-आवर्त-संवृत
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• संतानकवनैः: by/with groves of santānaka trees
• संतानकवनैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संतानक-वन
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• फुल्लैः: blooming
• फुल्लैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: फुल्ल
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• वृक्षैः: by/with trees
• वृक्षैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• समलंकृता: adorned, well-decorated
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-√अलंकृ (अलंकृ)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• karavīra (oleander) groves
• saṃtānaka (celestial tree) groves
• rivers
• whirlpools/eddies (āvarta)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse contributes to a dharma-oriented portrayal of the fruits of merit: a refined, orderly, and beautiful otherworldly landscape. Such imagery reinforces the ethical idea that righteous conduct and sacred merit culminate in elevated realms characterized by abundance, purity, and delight.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vyāsa is describing a wondrous realm with many rivers whose banks are lined with blossoming karavīra and saṃtānaka groves and other trees. The mention of countless eddies around the roots heightens the supernatural atmosphere and vividness of the setting.