Shloka 20
Adhyāya 6: Pañca-mahābhūta–guṇa-nirdeśa and Sudarśana-dvīpa
Five Elements, Sensory Qualities, and a Cosmographic Island
तुम्बुरुनरिदश्चैव विश्वावसुर्हहा हुहू: । अभिगम्यामरश्रेष्ठांस्तुष्टवुर्विविधै: स्तवैः,उस समय तुम्बुरु, नारद, विश्वावसु, हाहा और हुह्टू नामक गन्धर्व उन देवेश्वरोंके पास जाकर भाँति-भाँतिके स्तोत्रोंद्वारा उनकी स्तुति करते हैं
tumburur nāradaś caiva viśvāvasur hahā huhūḥ | abhigamyāmaraśreṣṭhāṁs tuṣṭuvur vividhaiḥ stavaiḥ ||
Sañjaya sprach: Darauf traten Tumburu, Nārada, Viśvāvasu sowie die Gandharvas Hahā und Huhū zu den erhabensten der Götter und priesen jene göttlichen Herren mit Hymnen vieler Art.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights stuti (reverent praise) as a dharmic response to divine authority: honoring the higher order through hymns and humility, especially at moments of great consequence.
Celestial musicians and a divine sage—Tumburu, Nārada, Viśvāvasu, Hahā, and Huhū—approach the chief gods and offer varied hymns, marking a heavenly acknowledgment of the unfolding events.