Shloka 62
Indratīrtha–Ādityatīrtha: Balarāma’s Ritual Bathing, Dāna, and Sacred-Historical Recollections
राजन! भरतश्रेष्ठ! वज्रधारी इन्द्रके चले जानेपर वहाँ पवित्र सुगन्धवाले दिव्य पुष्पोंकी वर्षा होने लगी और महान् शब्द करनेवाली देवदुन्दुभियाँ बज उठीं ।।
vaiśampāyana uvāca | rājan bharataśreṣṭha vajradhārī indre cale jāne para tatra pavitra-sugandha-divya-puṣpāṇāṁ vṛṣṭir abhavat, mahāśabda-kāriṇyo devadundubhayaś ca ninaduḥ || mārutaś ca vavau puṇyaḥ puṇyagandho viśāmpate | utsṛjya tu śubhāṁ dehaṁ jagāma asya ca bhāryatām ||
قال فايشَمبايانا: أيها الملك، يا خيرَ آلِ بهاراتا! لما مضى إندرا حاملُ الصاعقة، انهمرت هناك أزهارٌ إلهيةٌ ذاتُ عِطرٍ طاهر، ودوّت طبولُ السماء بدويٍّ عظيم. وهبّت ريحٌ مقدّسة تحمل طيبًا مباركًا، يا سيدَ الناس. ثم إنها، بعد أن ألقت عنها جسدها الحسن، مضت لتكون زوجته (في العالم السماوي).
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames certain events as being met with divine auspicious signs—fragrant winds, flower-rain, and celestial drums—suggesting that merit (puṇya) and righteous destiny are acknowledged beyond the human battlefield, and that transitions such as death or elevation are portrayed as morally and cosmically significant.
As Indra departs, the scene is marked by celestial omens: divine flowers rain down and heavenly drums sound. Then a woman (implied by ‘she’) abandons her bodily form and goes to attain the status of Indra’s wife in heaven.