Shloka 39
Indrajit’s Binding, Restoration by Viśalyā, and Counsel Restraining Rāvaṇa (Āraṇyaka Parva 273)
सहस्रमिव तिग्मांशुसंघातममितद्युतिम् । कुन्देन्दुहारगोक्षीरमृणालकुमुदप्रभम्
sahasram iva tigmāṁśu-saṅghātam amita-dyutim | kundendu-hāra-go-kṣīra-mṛṇāla-kumuda-prabham ||
Wika ni Bhīmasena: “(Nasdan ko Siya) na nagliliyab sa di-masukat na ningning, na wari’y isang tipon ng sanlibong araw na matatalim ang sinag; subalit sa ganda at kadalisayan, Siya’y kumikislap sa banayad na kaputian ng sampagita, ng buwan, ng kuwintas na perlas, ng gatas ng baka, ng hibla ng lotus, at ng puting liryo sa tubig.”
भीमसेन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses contrasting similes—overwhelming solar brilliance and gentle lunar-white purity—to convey that true greatness can unite power with auspiciousness and inner purity; radiance is not merely force but also a sign of elevated, beneficent presence.
Bhīma is describing a figure he has seen, emphasizing an extraordinary appearance: immeasurable splendour like a thousand suns, yet visually pleasing and pure like white, auspicious substances (jasmine, moon, milk, lotus-fibre, white lily), indicating awe and reverence in his report.