Shloka 58
Kubera’s Fivefold Nīti and Protection of the Pāṇḍavas (वैश्रवणोपदेशः)
पद्मोदरच्युतरज:किंजल्कारुणरज्जितै: । मज्जुस्वरैर्मधुकरैविरुतान् कमलाकरान्,कमलोंसे भरे हुए तालाबोंमें मीठे स्वरसे बोलनेवाले भ्रमरोंके शब्द गूँज रहे थे। वे भ्रमर कमलके भीतरसे निकली हुई रज तथा केसरोंसे लाल रंगमें रँगे-से जान पड़ते थे
vaiśampāyana uvāca | padmodaracyutarajaḥ-kiñjalkāruṇarajjitaiḥ | mañjusvarair madhukaraiḥ virutān kamalākarān |
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: “Umalingawngaw sa mga lawa ng lotus ang ugong ng mga bubuyog na may matatamis na tinig. Ang mga bubuyog ay wari’y namumula, nababalutan ng polen at ng mga hiblang tila safron na nalaglag mula sa pinakaloob ng mga lotus—larawang lalo pang nagpapatingkad sa payapang ganda ng tanawin at sa moral na pagsalungat ng katahimikan ng gubat at pagdurusang pantao na nagtutulak sa mga ipinatapon na magpatuloy.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse models attentive appreciation of the natural world: serenity, beauty, and harmony persist in the forest even amid human turmoil. In the Vana Parva context, such descriptions underscore endurance and inner steadiness—values aligned with dharma during hardship.
The narrator describes lotus-filled ponds in the forest. Bees, stained reddish by lotus pollen and filaments, hum melodiously, and their sound echoes across the water—setting a tranquil scene within the exiles’ woodland journey.