Shloka 27
Chapter 7: Dvīpa–Varṣa–Meru-varṇana
Description of the Dvīpa, Varṣas, and Mount Meru
तरुणादित्यवर्णाश्न जायन्ते तत्र मानवा: । तथा माल्यवत: शड्ले दृश्यते हव्यवाट् सदा
taruṇādityavarṇāś ca jāyante tatra mānavāḥ | tathā mālyavataḥ śṛṅge dṛśyate havyavāṭ sadā ||
サンジャヤは言った。「そこに生まれる人々は、暁に昇る若き太陽のように輝く。またマールヤヴァト山(Mālyavat)の頂には、供物を受け取る聖火—アグニ(Agni)—が常に燃え盛っているのが見える。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse links human flourishing with a dharmic environment: radiance symbolizes inner purity and auspicious conduct, while the ever-burning sacrificial fire signifies continuous reverence for sacred duty and the sustaining presence of divine order.
Sañjaya is describing a particular region: its inhabitants are said to be naturally radiant like the dawn sun, and on the peak of Mount Mālyavat Agni—the oblation-receiving fire—is continually visible, indicating a perpetually sacred, ritually charged landscape.