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Shloka 5

स्वर्गारोहणपर्व — तृतीयोऽध्यायः

Indra and Dharma’s Consolation; Celestial Gaṅgā Purification

विकृतानि शरीराणि यानि तत्र समन्तत:,ववौ देवसमीपस्थ: शीतलो5तीव भारत | कुरुकुलनन्दन राजा युधिष्ठिरने वहाँ चारों ओर जो विकृत शरीर देखे थे वे सभी अदृश्य हो गये। तदनन्तर वहाँ पावन सुगन्ध लेकर बहनेवाली पवित्र सुखदायिनी वायु चलने लगी। भारत! देवताओंके समीप बहती हुई वह वायु अत्यन्त शीतल प्रतीत होती थी

vikṛtāni śarīrāṇi yāni tatra samantataḥ, vavau devasāmīpasthaḥ śītalo 'tīva bhārata |

قال فايشَمبايانا: «يا بهاراتا، إن الأجساد المشوّهة التي رآها الملك يودهيشثيرا من كل جانب قد غابت عن الأنظار. ثم هبّت ريحٌ طاهرة لطيفة، تحمل عبقًا مقدّسًا وتمنح السكينة. وكانت تلك الريح، وهي تجري قرب الآلهة، شديدة البرودة في الإحساس.»

विकृतानिdeformed, distorted
विकृतानि:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootविकृत
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
शरीराणिbodies
शरीराणि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशरीर
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
यानिwhich
यानि:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
समन्ततःon all sides
समन्ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसमन्ततः
ववौblew
ववौ:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootवा (वाति)
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular
देवसमीपस्थःsituated near the gods
देवसमीपस्थः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootदेव-समीप-स्थ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शीतलःcool
शीतलः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootशीतल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अतीवexceedingly
अतीव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअतीव
भारतO Bharata
भारत:
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
B
Bhārata (addressee)
D
Devas (gods)
W
Wind/Breeze (vāyu)

Educational Q&A

The passage signals a moral and spiritual transition: terrifying, distorted appearances associated with suffering and karmic consequence give way to a purifying, fragrant, cooling breeze near the gods—an image of divine proximity, consolation, and the easing of distress as one moves toward a higher, clarified state.

After the scene in which dreadful, deformed bodies are visible all around, they suddenly disappear. Immediately afterward, a sacred, sweet-smelling, pleasant wind begins to blow, and in the vicinity of the gods it feels intensely cool—marking a shift from fear and harshness to serenity and divine comfort.