Shloka 24
Chapter 84: Brahmā’s Counsel on Tāraka, the Search for Agni, and the Genesis of Skanda
Kārttikeya
निर्मलाभिश्न मुक्ताभिमणिभिश्न महाप्रभै: | उद्भूतपुलिनास्तत्र जातरूपैश्न निम्नगा:,उन नदियोंके तटोंपर निर्मल मोती, अत्यन्त प्रकाशमान मणिरत्न तथा सुवर्ण प्रकट होते हैं
nirmalābhiś ca muktābhir maṇibhiś ca mahāprabhaiḥ | udbhūtapulinās tatra jātarūpaiś ca nimnagāḥ ||
毗耶娑说：彼处河岸新生沙洲，水流之中显现清净珍珠、极其璀璨的宝石与黄金。此乃自然丰饶之象，昭示人们所信：圣地会向有德之人呈现吉祥而净化的珍宝。
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse conveys the idea that contact with sacred or meritorious locales is associated with purity and auspicious yield; symbolically, inner cleanliness and dharmic conduct are mirrored by nature producing ‘pure’ and ‘radiant’ treasures.
Vyāsa describes a setting where rivers and their banks manifest sandbars and reveal pearls, shining gems, and gold—an evocative depiction of a holy region’s extraordinary abundance.