Shloka 48
Adhyāya 6: Pañca-mahābhūta–guṇa-nirdeśa and Sudarśana-dvīpa
Five Elements, Sensory Qualities, and a Cosmographic Island
वस्वोकसारा नलिनी पावनी च सरस्वती । जम्बूनदी च सीता च गज्जा सिन्धुश्च सप्तमी,उन धाराओंके नाम इस प्रकार हैं--वस्वोकसारा, नलिनी, पावनी सरस्वती, जम्बूनदी, सीता, गंगा और सिंधु
vasvokasārā nalinī pāvanī ca sarasvatī | jambūnadī ca sītā ca gaṅgā sindhuś ca saptamī ||
Sañjaya berkata: “Tujuh aliran suci itu bernama Vasvokasārā, Nalinī, Pāvanī, Sarasvatī, Jambūnadī, Sītā, Gaṅgā, dan sebagai yang ketujuh, Sindhu.” Dalam konteks ini, penamaan sungai-sungai yang dimuliakan menegaskan kesucian, keberkatan, dan daya penyucian geografi sakral dalam alam moral epik.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the sanctity of certain rivers/streams, implying that contact with or remembrance of sacred waters is associated with purification and auspiciousness—an ethical-cultural motif where purity supports right conduct and spiritual merit.
Sañjaya is listing the names of seven revered streams. The passage functions as a catalog of sacred geography, situating the narrative within a world where rivers are not merely physical features but carriers of holiness and moral symbolism.