Shloka 2
राजसूयविचारः — Deliberation on the Rajasuya and the Summoning of Kṛṣṇa
वरुणस्य सभायां तु नागास्ते कथिता विभो । देत्येन्द्राश्रनापि भूयिष्ठा: सरित: सागरास्तथा,प्रभो! वरुणकी सभामें तो अधिकांश नाग, दैत्येन्द्र, सरिताएँ और समुद्र ही बताये गये हैं
varuṇasya sabhāyāṃ tu nāgās te kathitā vibho | daityendrāś ca nāpī bhūyiṣṭhāḥ saritaḥ sāgarās tathā, prabho ||
Yudhiṣṭhira berkata: “Wahai yang perkasa, dalam balairung Varuṇa dikatakan para Nāga hadir dalam jumlah yang besar; demikian juga para penguasa Dānava, dan dengan melimpahnya sungai-sungai serta lautan-lautan, wahai tuanku.”
युधिछ्िर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a traditional cosmological mapping of divine realms: Varuṇa’s court is characterized by beings and elements connected with waters—Nāgas, rivers, and oceans—suggesting that domains reflect the nature and responsibility of their presiding deity.
Yudhiṣṭhira is questioning/confirming details about the different celestial assembly halls (sabhās). Here he refers specifically to Varuṇa’s sabhā and notes who and what are predominantly present there.