Shloka 3
कुमाराभिषेकप्रश्नः — Inquiry into Kumāra (Skanda) Investiture at Sarasvatī
तृप्ताश्न सुभुशं तेन सुखिता विगतज्वरा: । नृत्यन्तश्न हसन्तश्न॒ यथा स्वर्गजितस्तथा
tṛptāś ca subhuśaṃ tena sukhitā vigatajvarāḥ | nṛtyantaś ca hasantaś ca yathā svargajitas tathā ||
قال فايشَمبايانا: لما أكلوا حتى الشِّبع وبلغوا غاية الرضا بذلك الطعام، انشرحوا وزال عنهم كلُّ كرب. ثم أخذوا يرقصون ويضحكون هناك كأنهم قد غلبوا السماء نفسها—مُظهِرين نشوةً طائشةً تعقب الإفراط والكِبْر.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how indulgence and immediate gratification can breed overconfidence and delusion—people may feel invincible (“as if they conquered heaven”), even when such joy is ethically hollow or rooted in adharma.
After being fully fed and relieved of distress, the group described in the passage breaks into dancing and laughter, behaving triumphantly as though they had achieved a supreme victory.