Shloka 48
Adhyāya 6: Pañca-mahābhūta–guṇa-nirdeśa and Sudarśana-dvīpa
Five Elements, Sensory Qualities, and a Cosmographic Island
वस्वोकसारा नलिनी पावनी च सरस्वती । जम्बूनदी च सीता च गज्जा सिन्धुश्च सप्तमी,उन धाराओंके नाम इस प्रकार हैं--वस्वोकसारा, नलिनी, पावनी सरस्वती, जम्बूनदी, सीता, गंगा और सिंधु
vasvokasārā nalinī pāvanī ca sarasvatī | jambūnadī ca sītā ca gaṅgā sindhuś ca saptamī ||
Wika ni Sañjaya: “Ang pitong banal na agos ay tinatawag na Vasvokasārā, Nalinī, Pāvanī, Sarasvatī, Jambūnadī, Sītā, Gaṅgā, at bilang ikapito, Sindhu.” Sa ganitong diwa, ang pagtawag sa mga iginagalang na ilog ay nagpapatingkad sa kadalisayan, pagpapala, at kapangyarihang magpabanal ng sagradong heograpiya sa moral na daigdig ng epiko.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the sanctity of certain rivers/streams, implying that contact with or remembrance of sacred waters is associated with purification and auspiciousness—an ethical-cultural motif where purity supports right conduct and spiritual merit.
Sañjaya is listing the names of seven revered streams. The passage functions as a catalog of sacred geography, situating the narrative within a world where rivers are not merely physical features but carriers of holiness and moral symbolism.