Shloka 276
वारुणी सभा — Varuṇa’s Divine Assembly
Nārada’s Description
कथयन्त: सुमधुरा: कथास्तत्र समासते । रत्नयुक्त पर्वत और प्रतिष्ठित रस (मूर्तिमान् होकर) अत्यन्त मधुर कथाएँ कहते हुए वहाँ निवास करते हैं
kathayantaḥ sumadhurāḥ kathās tatra samāsate | ratnayuktāḥ parvatāś ca pratiṣṭhitā rasā (mūrtimantaḥ) bhūtvā atyantaṃ madhurāḥ kathāḥ kathayantaḥ tatra nivāsanti ||
Нарада сказал: «Там они сидят вместе и ведут беседы — рассказывают истории необычайно сладостные и отрадные. Даже горы, украшенные драгоценностями, и утверждённые сущности вкуса, приняв зримый облик, обитают в том месте и непрестанно повествуют сказания дивной сладости.»
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the civilizing power of refined speech and shared storytelling: a harmonious assembly is sustained by ‘sweet’ discourse, suggesting that culture and ethical sensibility are nurtured through pleasant, truthful, and elevating narration.
Nārada is describing a marvelous setting where beings gather to tell delightful tales; the description is hyperbolic and supernatural—mountains adorned with jewels and even ‘rasa’ (essences/aesthetic flavors) are imagined as taking form and participating in the storytelling.