Mahabharata 6.7.4 — Bhishma Parva, Adhyaya 7, 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 ||
ສັນຊະຍະ ກ່າວວ່າ: “ຂ້າແຕ່ຈອມມະນຸດ, ໃນດິນແດນນັ້ນມີຕົ້ນໄມ້ບາງຕົ້ນທີ່ໃຫ້ໝາກທຸກຢ່າງຕາມຄວາມປາຖະໜາ. ແລະຂ້າແຕ່ພຣະຣາຊາ, ຍັງມີຕົ້ນໄມ້ອື່ນໆທີ່ເອີ້ນວ່າ ‘ກສີຣິນ’ ຊຶ່ງຫຼັ່ງນ້ໍານົມຢູ່ເລື້ອຍໆ—ຫວານດັ່ງອະມຣິຕະ ແລະຄົບຖ້ວນດ້ວຍລົດທັງຫົກ. ຈົນກະທັ້ງຈາກໝາກຂອງມັນ ກໍປາກົດເຄື່ອງນຸ່ງຫົ່ມ ແລະເຄື່ອງປະດັບຕາມປາຖະໜາ.”
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.
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