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 ||
Wika ni Bhīṣma: Ang banal na kakahuyan ay napalilibutan ng mga hanay ng gubat na hitik sa sari-saring bunga at pamumulaklak. Sa lahat ng panig ay lalo pa itong pinaganda ng maraming maririkit na mansiyon at ng mga lawa na punô ng lotus—isang larawan ng kaayusan, kagandahan, at mapalad na kasaganaan, na naglalatag ng tagpo sa isang dharmic na himig na wari’y makalangit.
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.