Shloka 4
Chapter 7: Dvīpa–Varṣa–Meru-varṇana
Description of the Dvīpa, Varṣas, and Mount Meru
सर्वकामफलास्तत्र केचिद् वृक्षा जनाधिप । अपरे क्षीरिणो नाम वृक्षास्तत्र नराधिप
sañjaya uvāca |
sarvakāmaphalās tatra kecid vṛkṣā janādhipa |
apare kṣīriṇo nāma vṛkṣās tatra narādhipa ||
サンジャヤは言った。「人々の主よ、その国には、望むままのあらゆる果を授ける樹がある。さらに人々の王よ、『クシーリナ』と呼ばれる別の樹々もあり、六味を具え、甘露のごとく甘い乳を絶えず流し出す。その果からは、願いに応じて衣や装身具さえ現れるのである。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a mythic landscape of effortless abundance—symbols of a realm where needs are met without exploitation—implicitly contrasting with the scarcity and violence of the war setting and reminding the listener that true prosperity is envisioned as harmonious and life-sustaining.
Sañjaya continues his report to the king, describing extraordinary trees in a wondrous region: some grant any desired fruit, while others called Kṣīriṇa continually exude nectar-like milk, and their fruits can manifest items such as clothing and ornaments as wished.