Shloka 25
Chapter 84: Brahmā’s Counsel on Tāraka, the Search for Agni, and the Genesis of Skanda
Kārttikeya
सर्वरत्नमयैश्रित्रैरवगाढा द्रुमोत्तमै: । जातरूपमयैश्चान्यैहुताशनसमप्रभै:
sarvaratnamayaiś citrair avagāḍhā drumottamaiḥ | jātarūpamayaiś cānyai hutāśanasamaprabhaiḥ ||
Wika ni Vyāsa: Maraming mariringal na punò ang nakikita, na ang mga ugat ay nakabaon nang malalim sa tubig ng mga ilog na yaon. Ang ilan ay kahanga-hanga at sari-saring kulay, na wari’y yari sa lahat ng uri ng hiyas; ang ilan ay ginto; at marami pang iba ang nagniningning na kasingliwanag ng naglalagablab na apoy.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse evokes a sacred, otherworldly landscape where nature itself appears transfigured into jewels, gold, and fire-like radiance—suggesting the extraordinary potency of holy realms and the mind’s reverence when encountering them, reinforcing a dharmic sensibility of awe toward sacred places and realities beyond ordinary perception.
Vyāsa is describing a marvelous scene: rivers whose banks (or vicinity) contain extraordinary trees with roots immersed in the waters—some jewel-like and variegated, some golden, and others shining like blazing fire—forming part of a larger visionary or sacred-geographical depiction within the Anuśāsana Parva.