Shloka 3

Devanagari script

तत्र दिव्यानभिप्रायान्‌ ददर्श कुशिकस्तदा । पर्वतान्‌ रूप्यसानूंश्व नलिनीश्व सपड़कजा:

Transliteration

tatra divyān abhiprāyān dadarśa kuśikas tadā | parvatān rūpyasānūṁś ca nalinīś ca sapaṅkajāḥ ||

Translation

Di sana, Kuśika pun menyaksikan pemandangan menakjubkan yang seakan mengisyaratkan alam kayangan—gunung-ganang dengan lereng berkilau seperti perak, serta tasik-tasik dipenuhi teratai, tempat bunga lili dan teratai tumbuh mekar bersama—tanda sebuah wilayah yang luhur dan bertuah, yang menarik hati menuju cita-cita yang lebih tinggi.

Word by Word

तत्रthere

दिव्यान्divine

अभिप्रायान्intentions / designs

ददर्शsaw

कुशिकःKushika (a sage/king)

तदाthen

पर्वतान्mountains

रूप्यसानून्silver-peaked (mountains) / mountains with silver summits

चand

नलिनीषुin lotus-ponds

चand

सपद्मकजाःhaving lotuses and water-born (plants/flowers)

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Kuśika

mountains (parvata)

silvery slopes (rūpya-sānū)

lotus-lakes (nalinī)

lotuses (paṅkaja)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how a purified seeker’s journey is marked by auspicious, elevating perceptions—natural beauty becomes a signpost that turns the mind toward higher purpose (abhiprāya) and supports dharmic, ascetic aspiration.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma describes Kuśika arriving at a remarkable region and witnessing extraordinary scenery: mountains with silvery ridges and lotus-filled lakes, indicating a sacred or spiritually charged landscape.