Shloka 7
मेरोर्दिग्वर्णनम् / Digvarṇana of Meru: Uttara-Kuru, Bhadrāśva, and Jambūdvīpa Motifs
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत भीष्मपर्वके अन्तर्गत जम्बूखण्डविनिर्माणपर्वमें माल्यवान्का वर्णनविषयक सातवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
mahābalās tatra janā rājan muditamānasāḥ | mahārāja! vahāṁ vihaṅgeṣu uttamaḥ pakṣirājaḥ garuḍaḥ nivāsam karoti | tatra sarve manuṣyā yakṣopāsakāḥ dhanavantaḥ priyadarśanāḥ mahābalinaḥ tathā prasannacittāḥ bhavanti ||
سنجے نے کہا: اے راجن! وہاں کے لوگ نہایت قوی اور شادمان دل ہیں۔ وہیں پرندوں میں برتر پرندوں کا راجا—گرُڑ—سکونت رکھتا ہے۔ وہاں کے باشندے یَکشوں کی پرستش کرنے والے، دولت مند، دیدہ زیب، زورآور اور باطن میں مطمئن ہیں۔
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage links social well-being with inner contentment and reverence: a community is portrayed as prosperous and harmonious when its people are devoted (upāsakāḥ), strong, and mentally serene (prasannacittāḥ), suggesting an ethical ideal where prosperity is accompanied by piety and joy rather than arrogance or conflict.
Sanjaya continues a descriptive account of sacred/cosmic geography within Bhishma Parva, depicting a particular region of Jambudvipa: Garuda dwells there, and the local people are described as Yaksha-worshipping, wealthy, attractive, powerful, and cheerful.