नारद उवाच
सूतो ऽयं मातलिर् नाम शक्रस्य दयितः सुहृत् ॥
शुचिः शीलगुणोपेतस् तेजस्वी वीर्यवान् बली ॥
शक्रस्यायं सखा चैव मन्त्री सारथिर् एव च ॥
अल्पान्तरप्रभावश् च वासवेन रणे रणे ॥
अयं हरिसहस्रेण युक्तं जैत्रं रथोत्तमम् ॥
देवासुरेषु युद्धेषु मनसैव नियच्छति ॥
अनेन विजितान् अश्वैर् दोर्भ्यां जयति वासवः ॥
अनेन प्रहृते पूर्वं बलभित् प्रहरत्य् उत ॥
अस्य कन्या वरारोहा रूपेणासदृशी भुवि ॥
सत्त्वशीलगुणोपेता गुणकेशीति विश्रुता ॥
nārada uvāca
sūto 'yaṃ mātalir nāma śakrasya dayitaḥ suhṛt ||
śuciḥ śīlaguṇopetas tejasvī vīryavān balī ||
śakrasyāyaṃ sakhā caiva mantrī sārathir eva ca ||
alpāntaraprabhāvaś ca vāsavena raṇe raṇe ||
ayaṃ harisahasreṇa yuktaṃ jaitraṃ rathottamam ||
devāsureṣu yuddheṣu manasaiva niyacchati ||
anena vijitān aśvair dorbhyāṃ jayati vāsavaḥ ||
anena prahṛte pūrvaṃ balabhit praharaty uta ||
asya kanyā varārohā rūpeṇāsadṛśī bhuvi ||
sattvaśīlaguṇopetā guṇakeśīti viśrutā ||
Narada said: "The region where we now find ourselves is called Rasatala, the seventh level beneath the Earth. Here dwells Surabhi, mother of all creatures, born of Amrita. She ever gives milk that is the essence of all the finest things on earth — milk which, however excellent it is and though of a single taste, arises from the essence of six different kinds of flavors. Surabhi herself, the blameless one, arose in ancient times from the mouth of the Grandsire, satisfied from drinking Amrita and disgorging the choicest things."
d4f1de091e38 · published Jul 17, 2026, 5:30:29 AM UTC
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This passage (5.102.1-5) develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort toward peace unfolds against the backdrop of an unavoidable war. Key themes: war. Dharma is revealed here through speech, the choice of embassy, fidelity to promises, and the responsibility of kings for the consequences of their decisions.