Shloka 154
आदि पर्व, अध्याय 67 — गान्धर्वविवाह-समयः
Duḥṣanta–Śakuntalā: Gandharva Marriage and Succession Condition
गणस्त्वप्सरसां यो वै मया राजन प्रकीर्तित: । तस्य भाग: क्षितौ जज्ञे नियोगाद् वासवस्य ह,महाराज! मैंने अप्सराओोंके जिस समुदायका वर्णन किया है, उसका अंश भी इन्द्रके आदेशसे इस पृथ्वीपर उत्पन्न हुआ था
gaṇas tv apsarasāṃ yo vai mayā rājan prakīrtitaḥ | tasya bhāgaḥ kṣitau jajñe niyogād vāsavasya ha ||
মহারাজ! আমি যে অপ্সরাগণের সমষ্টির কথা বলেছি, সেই দলের এক অংশও বসব (ইন্দ্র)-এর আদেশে এই পৃথিবীতে জন্ম নিয়েছিল।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that extraordinary births and historical developments can be presented as arising from divine injunction within a larger cosmic order—events on earth may be portrayed as purposeful manifestations of celestial agencies.
Vaiśampāyana reminds the king that the Apsarases previously enumerated were not only celestial; a portion of their group took birth on earth, explicitly said to have occurred through Indra’s command.