समुद्रं च समासाद्य बहुयोजनविस्तृतम् ॥
आससाद महाद्वीपं नानाद्रुमलतावृतम् ॥
तत्रापश्यत् सरो दिव्यं नानाशकुनिभिर् वृतम् ॥
शतयोजनविस्तीर्णं तावद् एवायतं शुभम् ॥
तत्र दिव्यानि पद्मानि पञ्चवर्णानि भारत ॥
षट्पदैर् उपगीतानि प्रफुल्लानि सहस्रशः ॥
पद्मस्य भित्त्वा नालं च विवेश सहिता तया ॥
बिसतन्तुप्रविष्टं च तत्रापश्यच् छतक्रतुम् ॥
तं दृष्ट्वा च सुसूक्ष्मेण रूपेणावस्थितं प्रभुम् ॥
सूक्ष्मरूपधरा देवी बभूवोपश्रुतिश् च सा ॥
samudraṃ ca samāsādya bahuyojanavistṛtam ||
āsasāda mahādvīpaṃ nānādrumalatāvṛtam ||
tatrāpaśyat saro divyaṃ nānāśakunibhir vṛtam ||
śatayojanavistīrṇaṃ tāvad evāyataṃ śubham ||
tatra divyāni padmāni pañcavarṇāni bhārata ||
ṣaṭpadair upagītāni praphullāni sahasraśaḥ ||
padmasya bhittvā nālaṃ ca viveśa sahitā tayā ||
bisatantupraviṣṭaṃ ca tatrāpaśyac chatakratum ||
taṃ dṛṣṭvā ca susūkṣmeṇa rūpeṇāvasthitaṃ prabhum ||
sūkṣmarūpadharā devī babhūvopaśrutiś ca sā ||
And having reached the sea that stretched across many yojanas, she came upon a great island covered with various trees and plants. There she beheld a beautiful lake of heavenly aspect, thronged with birds, a hundred yojanas long and just as wide. And on it, O descendant of Bharata, bloomed heavenly lotuses of five colors, by the thousands, hummed over by bees. In the midst of that lake stood a great and lovely cluster of lotuses, and at its center rose a great white lotus upon a tall stalk. Piercing the lotus stalk together with Shachi, she found Indra there, hidden within its fibers. And seeing her lord lying there in a minute form, Shachi too assumed a minute form, and so did the goddess of divination. Then Indra's queen began to praise him, recounting his famous deeds of old.
cf468d3cde61 · published Jul 17, 2026, 3:31:48 AM UTC
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This passage (5.14.6-10) continues the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort toward peace unfolds even as war draws near unavoidably. Dharma here reveals itself through speech, the choice of envoys, faithfulness to one's word, and the responsibility kings bear for the consequences of their decisions.