Shloka 4
Vālakhilya-Tapas and the Birth of Garuḍa (वालखिल्यतपः-गरुडोत्पत्तिः)
विचित्रफलपुष्पाभिववनराजिभिरावृतम् । भवनैरावृतं रम्यैस्तथा पद्माकरैरपि,विचित्र फूलों और फलोंसे भरी हुई वनश्रेणियाँ उस दिव्य वनको घेरे हुए थीं। वह वन बहुत-से रमणीय भवनों और कमलयुक्त सरोवरोंसे आवृत था
vicitra-phala-puṣpābhivana-rājibhir āvṛtam | bhavanair āvṛtaṁ ramyais tathā padmākarair api ||
Disse Bhīṣma: A mata divina era circundada por faixas de floresta densa, carregada de frutos e flores multicores. E, por todos os lados, era ainda adornada por muitas mansões encantadoras e por lagos repletos de lótus — imagem de beleza ordenada e de prosperidade auspiciosa, que emoldura a cena numa atmosfera dhármica, quase celeste.
पितामह उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses an idealized landscape—fruitful forests, pleasant dwellings, lotus lakes—to signal a dharmic order where beauty, abundance, and harmony arise from auspicious conditions; it sets a moral tone that righteous realms are marked by prosperity and serenity.
Bhīṣma is describing a wondrous woodland scene: it is ringed by forest tracts laden with flowers and fruits and is further surrounded by charming buildings and lotus-filled waters, establishing the setting’s splendor and sanctity.