Shloka 7
Saptasārasvata-tīrtha-prasaṅgaḥ | The Saptasārasvata Pilgrimage Account and the Maṅkaṇaka Narrative
आक्रीडभूमि: सा राजंस्तासामप्सरसां शुभा
ākrīḍabhūmiḥ sā rājan tāsām apsarasāṃ śubhā
ဝိုင်ရှမ္ပာယန မိန့်တော်မူသည်—“အို မင်းကြီး၊ ထိုတောက်ပမြင့်မြတ်သော နေရာသည် အပ္ဆရာတို့၏ မင်္ဂလာပြည့်ဝသော ကစားကွင်း ဖြစ်၏။”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse primarily serves a descriptive and narrative function: it highlights the allure and refinement of celestial spaces, reminding the listener that extraordinary beauty and pleasure exist in the cosmic order, yet are presented as part of a larger moral-historical narration rather than as an end in themselves.
Vaiśampāyana continues his account to the King (Janamejaya), identifying a particular splendid location as the recreation-ground of the Apsarases, setting a vivid scene within the broader events of the Śalya Parva.