Shloka 131
कृपकृपी-जननम्
The Birth of Kṛpa and Kṛpī; Kṛpa’s Attainment of Astras
आक्रीडशभूमिं देवानां गन्धर्वाप्सरसां तथा । उद्यानानि कुबेरस्थ समानि विषमाणि च
ākrīḍaśabhūmiṃ devānāṃ gandharvāpsarasāṃ tathā | udyānāni kuberastha samāni viṣamāṇi ca
தேவர்களின் விளையாட்டு நிலங்களும் இருந்தன; கந்தர்வர், அப்சரஸ்களின் விளையாட்டுத் தளங்களும் அதுபோலவே இருந்தன. குபேரனுக்குரிய தோட்டங்களும் இருந்தன—சில சமநிலமாக, சில உயர்தாழ்வாகவும் பல்வகையாகவும்.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the Mahābhārata’s vision of ordered yet diverse cosmic realms: even in divine domains there is variety (samāni/viṣamāṇi), suggesting that abundance and beauty can coexist with difference and complexity rather than uniformity.
Vaiśampāyana continues a descriptive passage portraying splendid celestial locales—playgrounds and pleasure-gardens associated with gods, Gandharvas, Apsarases, and Kubera—emphasizing the grandeur and richness of the setting being narrated.