Shloka 49
Kubera’s Fivefold Nīti and Protection of the Pāṇḍavas (वैश्रवणोपदेशः)
फलैरमृतकल्पैस्तानाचितान् स्वादुभिस्तरून् | तथैव चम्पकाशोकान् केतकान् बकुलांस्तथा
phalair amṛtakalpais tān ācitān svādubhis tarūn | tathaiva campakāśokān ketakān bakulāṁs tathā
毗湿摩波耶那说道：那里的树木累累垂实，甘甜如同甘露本身；又有瞻波迦（campaka）与阿输迦（aśoka）之树，亦有计多迦（ketaka）之丛与婆俱罗（bakula）之木——芬芳而吉祥的草木繁盛，使那片森林更显清净安宁、如蒙福佑。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse primarily serves descriptive and ethical-narrative framing: it presents the forest as abundant and auspicious, suggesting that even in exile or hardship, the world can offer sustaining beauty and nourishment—encouraging steadiness and receptivity rather than despair.
Vaiśampāyana describes a forest region rich with sweet, nectar-like fruits and fragrant trees (campaka, aśoka, ketaka, bakula), building the atmosphere of a serene, fertile woodland setting within the Vana Parva narrative.