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 ||
سنجے نے کہا—ان سات مقدس دھاراؤں کے نام یہ ہیں: وَسووکَسارا، نَلِنی، پاوَنی، سَرَسوتی، جَنبونَدی، سیتا، گنگا، اور ساتویں کے طور پر سِندھو۔
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.