Shloka 10
Pātāla-varṇana (Nārada’s Description of the Netherworld) / पातालवर्णनम्
नारद उवाच दृष्टस्ते वरुण: सूत पुत्रपौत्रसमावृत: । पश्योदकपते: स्थान सर्वतोभद्रमृद्धिमत्,नारदजीने कहा--सूत! तुमने पुत्रों और पौत्रोंसे घिरे हुए वरुणदेवताका दर्शन किया है। देखो, यह जलेश्वर वरुणका समृद्धिशाली निवासस्थान है। इसका नाम है, सर्वतोभद्र
nārada uvāca dṛṣṭas te varuṇaḥ sūta putrapautrasamāvṛtaḥ | paśyodakapateḥ sthānaṃ sarvatobhadram ṛddhimat |
នារ៉ដៈបាននិយាយថា៖ «ឱ សូតៈ! អ្នកបានឃើញព្រះវរុណៈ ដែលមានព្រះបុត្រា និងព្រះចៅព័ទ្ធជុំវិញ។ ចូរមើលទីលំនៅរបស់អធិការនៃទឹក—សម្បូរបែប រុងរឿង—ដែលមាននាមថា សរវតោភទ្រ (Sarvatobhadra)»។
कण्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights Varuṇa as a guardian of waters and moral-cosmic order (ṛta), portraying prosperity and auspiciousness as natural accompaniments of rightful, well-ordered sovereignty. It implicitly links ethical order with abundance and stability.
Nārada addresses the Sūta and points out that he has already seen Varuṇa surrounded by his descendants. He then directs attention to Varuṇa’s splendid residence, identifying it by name as Sarvatobhadra.