Shloka 18
वारुणी सभा — Varuṇa’s Divine Assembly
Nārada’s Description
तथा समुद्राश्चत्वारो नदी भागीरथी च सा | कालिन्दी विदिशा वेणा नर्मदा वेगवाहिनी,चारों समुद्र, भागीरथी नदी, कालिन्दी, विदिशा, वेणा, नर्मदा, वेगवाहिनी,
tathā samudrāś catvāro nadī bhāgīrathī ca sā | kālindī vidiśā veṇā narmadā vegavāhinī ||
那罗陀说道：“同样，还有四大海洋，以及那著名的恒河支流——婆伽伊罗提；并有迦林底、毗地沙、韦那诸河，以及奔流迅疾的那尔摩陀。”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
By naming oceans and major rivers, the passage underscores the sanctity and breadth of the world in which dharma is practiced—linking ethical life to reverence for tīrthas, shared cultural space, and the sustaining power of waters.
Nārada continues a descriptive enumeration, listing the four oceans and several renowned rivers (Bhāgīrathī, Kāliṇdī, Vidiśā, Veṇā, Narmadā), as part of a broader catalog of notable features of the world/realm being described.