Shloka 206
पाण्डव-वृष्णि-समागमः तथा अश्वमेध-अनुज्ञा | Reunion at the Kuru Court and Authorization of the Aśvamedha
अदर्शयन्निव तदा कुरून् वै दक्षिणोत्तरान् | राजन्! उस समय वह नगर कुबेरकी अलकापुरीके समान प्रतीत होता था। वहाँ सब ओर एकान्त स्थानोंमें स्त्रियोंसहित बंदीजन खड़े थे
adarśayann iva tadā kurūn vai dakṣiṇottarān |
毗湿摩波耶那说道：“那时，仿佛这座城本身正在展示南库鲁与北库鲁的荣光。阵阵风起，城中旌旗四面飘扬，使王都宛如财神俱毗罗的阿罗迦城——光辉灿然，秩序井然，富庶兴盛。各处幽静之所，侍从与妇女并立，更增其城之华美。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage uses civic beauty and auspicious display—flags, orderly attendants, and a city likened to Alakā—to imply that a righteous king sustains visible prosperity and public auspiciousness, reinforcing social confidence and stability.
Vaiśampāyana describes a city scene where wind-driven banners flutter everywhere, making it seem as if the city is ‘showing’ the Southern and Northern Kurus; the city’s splendor is compared to Kubera’s Alakā, with attendants standing about in secluded places.