Shloka 34
Adhyaya 57 — The Ninefold Divisions of Bharata: Mountains, Rivers, and Peoples
सह्यस्य चोत्तरे या तु यत्र गोदावरी नदी ।
पृथिव्यामपि कृतस्त्रायां स प्रदेशो मनोरमः ॥
sahyasya cottare yā tu yatra godāvarī nadī /
pṛthivyām api kṛtastrāyāṃ sa pradeśo manoramaḥ //
Di utara banjaran Sahya, tempat mengalirnya sungai Godāvarī, kawasan itu sungguh mempesona—seperti tanah yang dibentuk dengan indah di atas bumi.
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FAQs
A dhārmic geography is also aesthetic: fertile river-regions are praised as gifts to be protected and inhabited with righteous conduct.
Deśa-varṇana (regional description), not a direct pancalakṣaṇa element.
The ‘delightful region’ near a great river can symbolize the inner country of sattva—where the life-current (prāṇa, like a river) is steady and nourishing.