Shloka 22
Chapter 84: Brahmā’s Counsel on Tāraka, the Search for Agni, and the Genesis of Skanda
Kārttikeya
महार्हमणिपत्रैश्न काउचनप्रभकेसरै: । नीलोत्पलविमिश्रैश्व सरोभिर्बहुपड्कजै:
mahārghamaṇipatraiś ca kāñcanaprabhakesaraiḥ | nīlotpalavimiśraiś ca sarobhir bahupaṅkajaiḥ ||
तेथील भूमी अनेक सरोवरांनी शोभून दिसते. त्या सरोवरांत नीलोत्पलांमध्ये मिसळून असंख्य कमळे फुललेली असतात; त्यांच्या पाकळ्या बहुमूल्य मणिमय आणि केसर सुवर्णप्रभेने झळाळतात.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse primarily uses auspicious natural imagery—gem-like lotus petals and gold-radiant filaments—to signal a sanctified, elevated setting. Such descriptions in the Mahābhārata often prepare the reader for discourse or events associated with merit (puṇya), purity, and reverence.
Vyāsa is painting a vivid scene of a beautiful region adorned with many lakes filled with lotuses and blue water-lilies, emphasizing their extraordinary, jewel-and-gold-like brilliance to convey an otherworldly grandeur.