Shloka 2

वारुणी सभा — Varuṇa’s Divine Assembly

Nārada’s Description

Devanagari script

अन्त:ःसलिलमास्थाय विदहिता विश्वकर्मणा । दिव्यै रत्नमयैर्वृक्षै:ः फलपुष्पप्रदैर्युता,विश्वकर्माने उस सभाको जलके भीतर रहकर बनाया है। वह फल-फूल देनेवाले दिव्य रत्नमय वृक्षोंसे सुशोभित होती है

Transliteration

antaḥsalilam āsthāya vidhitā viśvakarmaṇā | divyai ratnamayair vṛkṣaiḥ phalapuṣpapradair yutā ||

Translation

Narada berkata: Balairung itu ditempa oleh Viśvakarman ketika baginda berada di dalam perairan, dan ia dihiasi pepohon samawi laksana permata yang mengurniakan buah-buahan serta bunga-bungaan.

Word by Word

अन्तःसलिलम्the interior water / water within

आस्थायhaving resorted to / having entered

विदहिताconstructed / arranged

विश्वकर्मणाby Viśvakarman

दिव्यैःwith divine

रत्नमयैःmade of jewels

वृक्षैःwith trees

फलपुष्पप्रदैःfruit-and-flower-giving

युताendowed / furnished

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

Viśvakarman

sabhā (royal assembly hall)

salila (water)

ratnamaya-vṛkṣa (jewel-like trees)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

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 the ideal of prosperity and order expressed through a well-crafted royal space: abundance (fruit and flowers) and beauty are presented as signs of a flourishing realm, achieved through skill and divine artistry rather than mere force.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada is describing the extraordinary assembly hall, stating that it was constructed by the divine architect Viśvakarman from within the waters and ornamented with celestial jewel-like trees that bear fruits and flowers.