Shloka 32
Varuṇābhiṣeka–Agni-anveṣaṇa–Kaubera-tīrtha
Varuṇa’s Consecration; Search for Agni; Kaubera Sacred Site
सबला मधुराश्चैव यौवनस्था: स्वलंकृता: । माहात्म्येन च संयुक्ता: कामरूपधरास्तथा
sabalā madhurāś caiva yauvanasthāḥ svalaṅkṛtāḥ | māhātmyena ca saṃyuktāḥ kāmarūpadharās tathā, bharatanandana |
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನನು ಹೇಳಿದರು—ಭರತನಂದನನೇ! ಅವರು ನಾನಾವರ್ಣಗಳೂ ಮನೋಹರರೂ, ಯೌವನಪೂರ್ಣರೂ, ತಮ್ಮದೇ ಆಭರಣಗಳಿಂದ ಅಲಂಕರಿತರಾಗಿದ್ದರು. ಅಸಾಧಾರಣ ಶಕ್ತಿ ಮತ್ತು ಮಹಿಮೆಯಿಂದ ಯುಕ್ತರಾಗಿ, ಇಚ್ಛಿಸಿದ ಯಾವ ರೂಪವನ್ನಾದರೂ ಧರಿಸಬಲ್ಲವರಾಗಿದ್ದರು.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the Mahābhārata’s ethical caution about appearances: beauty, youth, and adornment can accompany extraordinary powers, so discernment is needed rather than being led by outward charm.
Vaiśaṃpāyana describes a group of beings (women/figures) as beautiful, youthful, ornamented, and possessed of great power, emphasizing their ability to change form at will, while addressing the listener as ‘bharatanandana’.