Srimad Bhagavatam — Panchama Skandha, Shloka 10
Rāhu, Eclipses, Antarikṣa, and the Seven Subterranean Heavens
Bila-svarga
उद्यानानि चातितरां मनइन्द्रियानन्दिभि: कुसुमफलस्तबकसुभगकिसलयावनतरुचिरविटपविटपिनां लताङ्गालिङ्गितानां श्रीभि: समिथुनविविधविहङ्गमजलाशयानाममलजलपूर्णानां झषकुलोल्लङ्घनक्षुभितनीरनीरजकुमुदकुवलयकह्लारनीलोत्पल लोहितशतपत्रादिवनेषुकृतनिकेतनानामेकविहाराकुलमधुरविविधस्वनादिभिरिन्द्रि-योत्सवैरमरलोकश्रियमतिशयितानि ॥ १० ॥
udyānāni cātitarāṁ mana-indriyānandibhiḥ kusuma-phala-stabaka-subhaga-kisalayāvanata-rucira-viṭapa-viṭapināṁ latāṅgāliṅgitānāṁ śrībhiḥ samithuna-vividha-vihaṅgama-jalāśayānām amala-jala-pūrṇānāṁ jhaṣakulollaṅghana-kṣubhita-nīra-nīraja-kumuda-kuva-laya-kahlāra-nīlotpala-lohita-śatapatrādi-vaneṣu kṛta-niketanānām eka-vihārākula-madhura-vividha-svanādibhir indriyotsavair amara-loka-śriyam atiśayitāni.
ສວນແລະອຸທະຍານໃນສະຫວັນທຽມນັ້ນ ງາມເກີນກວ່າສະຫວັນຊັ້ນເທິງ ແລະເຮັດໃຫ້ໃຈກັບປະສາດສຳຜັດເບີກບານ. ຕົ້ນໄມ້ທີ່ຖືກເຄືອວັນລີໂອບກອດ ໂນ້ມກິ່ງລົງເນື່ອງຈາກນ້ຳໜັກຂອງຊໍ່ດອກແລະຜົນ ຈຶ່ງດູວິຈິດຍິ່ງ. ມີທະເລສາບນ້ຳໃສສະອາດຫຼາຍແຫ່ງ ນ້ຳກະເພື່ອນໂດຍປາກະໂດດ ແລະປະດັບດ້ວຍດອກບົວຫຼາຍຊະນິດ ເຊັ່ນ ນີຣະຈະ, ກຸມຸດ, ກຸວະລະຍະ, ກະຫລາຣະ, ບົວສີຟ້າ ແລະສີແດງ. ຄູ່ນົກນ້ຳເຊັ່ນ ຈັກຣະວາກະ ແລະອື່ນໆ ສ້າງຮັງຢູ່ນັ້ນ ຂັບຮ້ອງສຽງຫວານຫຼາກທຳນອງ ເປັນດັ່ງງານບຸນຂອງປະສາດສຳຜັດ; ຄວາມຮຸ່ງເຮືອງຂອງສວນເຫຼົ່ານັ້ນຍິ່ງກວ່າສິຣີແຫ່ງໂລກອະມະຣະ.
FAQs
This verse says the subterranean realms have extraordinarily pleasing gardens, creeper-covered trees, pure lakes, lotuses, birds, and fish—so attractive that their sensory splendor is described as surpassing even the beauty of the heavenly planets.
In the cosmology narrative of Canto 5, Śukadeva explains the structure and features of the universe. By detailing even the lower worlds’ opulence, he shows that material beauty exists in many realms, yet it remains within the created order and is not the final goal of the soul.
Natural beauty and sense-pleasure can be powerful and captivating; the verse encourages discernment—enjoying creation without mistaking sensory splendor for lasting fulfillment, and keeping one’s spiritual aim higher than mere attraction.