Shloka 27

Chapter 84: Brahmā’s Counsel on Tāraka, the Search for Agni, and the Genesis of Skanda

Kārttikeya

Devanagari script

नित्यपुष्पफलास्तत्र नगा: पत्ररथाकुला: | दिव्यगन्धरसै: पुष्पै: फलैश्न भरतर्षभ

Transliteration

nityapuṣpaphalās tatra nagāḥ patrarathākulāḥ | divyagandharasaiḥ puṣpaiḥ phalaiś ca bharatarṣabha ||

Translation

Vyāsa berkata: “Di sana, pepohonannya sentiasa sarat dengan bunga dan buah, serta dipenuhi kawanan burung. Bunga dan buahnya memiliki keharuman dan kemanisan rasa yang bersifat ilahi, wahai banteng di antara kaum Bharata.”

Word by Word

नित्यever/constant

पुष्पफलाःhaving flowers and fruits

तत्रthere

नगाःtrees

पत्ररथाकुलाःfilled with leaf-made chariots (i.e., birds/insects moving among leaves)

दिव्यगन्धरसैःwith divine fragrance and taste/juice

पुष्पैःwith flowers

फलैःwith fruits

चand

भरतर्षभO bull of the Bharatas (best of Bharata lineage)

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vyāsa

Bharatarṣabha (addressed person)

trees

birds

flowers

fruits

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 uses idealized natural imagery—ever-flowering, ever-fruiting trees with divine scent and taste—to signal a realm of purity and auspicious merit, implying that righteous conduct and sacred association are linked with harmony, abundance, and refined enjoyment rather than scarcity or violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vyāsa is describing a wondrous place to his listener (addressed as ‘Bharatarṣabha’), emphasizing its extraordinary vegetation and the presence of many birds, as part of a broader depiction of a sacred or celestial environment.