Shloka 24
Gandhamādana-praveśa and Vṛṣaparvan-āśrama
Entry toward Gandhamādana; hospitality and onward route
ततः स पीत्वामृतकल्पमम्भो भूयो बभूवोत्तमवीर्यतेजा: । उत्पाट्य जग्राह च सो<म्बुजानि सौगन्धिकान्युत्तमगन्धवन्ति,तदनन्तर उस सरोवरका अमृतके समान मधुर जल पीकर वे पुनः उत्तम बल और तेजसे सम्पन्न हो गये और श्रेष्ठ सुगन्धसे युक्त सौगन्धिक कमलोंको उखाड़-उखाड़कर संगृहीत करने लगे
tataḥ sa pītvāmṛtakalpam ambho bhūyo babhūvottama-vīrya-tejāḥ | utpāṭya jagrāha ca so 'mbujāni saugandhikāny uttama-gandha-vanti ||
Kemudian, setelah meminum air telaga itu—manis laksana amerta—beliau kembali memperoleh kekuatan dan sinar keperwiraan yang unggul. Sesudah itu beliau mencabut dan mengumpulkan teratai saugandhika, yang semerbak dengan haruman terbaik.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights renewal through life-sustaining resources (nectar-like water) and implies that regained power and brilliance should be applied toward a purposeful, disciplined objective—here, the deliberate gathering of the sought-after fragrant lotuses—rather than wasted in excess.
After drinking the sweet, nectar-like water of a lake, the protagonist regains superior strength and radiance and then uproots and collects the highly fragrant saugandhika lotuses from the water.