Mahabharata 1.70.8 — Adi Parva, Adhyaya 70, Shloka 8
वंशानुकीर्तनम् — Genealogical Recitation from Dakṣa to Yayāti and the Establishment of the Paurava Line
विहगैनदितं पुष्पैरलंकृतमतीव च । सर्वर्तुकुसुमैर्वक्षै: सुखच्छायै: समावृतम्
vihagair naditaṃ puṣpair alaṅkṛtam atīva ca | sarvartukusumair vṛkṣaiḥ sukhacchāyaiḥ samāvṛtam ||
विहगैनदितं पुष्पैरलंकृतमतीव च । सर्वर्तुकुसुमैर्वृक्षैः सुखच्छायैः समावृतम् ॥
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The verse highlights an ideal environment—harmonious, life-sustaining, and beautiful—suggesting that peace, order, and auspiciousness in surroundings support righteous living and calm reflection.
Vaiśampāyana describes a locale (likely a forest or grove) as filled with birdsong and richly decorated with blossoms, surrounded by ever-flowering, shade-giving trees, setting a serene scene for the events that follow.
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