Shloka 21
Chapter 84: Brahmā’s Counsel on Tāraka, the Search for Agni, and the Genesis of Skanda
Kārttikeya
रक्तोत्पलवनैश्वैव मणिखण्डैर्हिरण्मयै: । तरुणादित्यसंकाशैर्भान्ति तत्र जलाशया:,वहाँके जलाशय लाल कमलवनोंसे तथा प्रातः-कालीन सूर्यके समान प्रकाशमान मणिजटित सुवर्णमय सोपानोंसे सुशोभित होते हैं
raktotpalavanaiś caiva maṇikhaṇḍair hiraṇmayaiḥ | taruṇādityasaṅkāśair bhānti tatra jalāśayāḥ ||
तेथील सरोवरे व तलाव लाल कमळवनांनी आणि मणिजडित सुवर्णमय पायऱ्यांनी शोभून दिसतात; त्या पायऱ्या उगवत्या सूर्याप्रमाणे तेजस्वी आहेत.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse conveys that environments associated with righteousness and merit are marked by harmony, beauty, and auspicious radiance. Such imagery functions ethically: it suggests that dharmic order manifests outwardly as splendor and serenity.
Vyāsa is describing a wondrous locale: its water-reservoirs are embellished with red-lotus groves and golden, gem-studded stairways that gleam like the morning sun, emphasizing the extraordinary and auspicious character of the place.