Shloka 9

Śakrasya Divyā Sabhā

Indra’s Radiant Assembly Hall

Devanagari script

तथा देवर्षय: सर्वे पार्थ शक्रमुपासते । अमला धूतपाप्मानो दीप्यमाना इवाग्नय:,कुन्तीनन्दन! इसी प्रकार जिनके पाप धुल गये हैं, वे अग्निके समान उद्दीप्त होनेवाले सभी निर्मल देवर्षि वहाँ इन्द्रकी उपासना करते हैं

Transliteration

tathā devarṣayaḥ sarve pārtha śakram upāsate | amalā dhūtapāpmāno dīpyamānā ivāgnayaḥ ||

Translation

Nārada sprach: „So auch, o Pārtha, verehren dort alle göttlichen Seher Śakra (Indra) — rein, von Sünde abgewaschen, lodernd wie Feuer.“ Das Bild betont, dass geistige Läuterung und disziplinierte Hingabe die Weisen in Wandel und Erscheinung erstrahlen lassen, würdig, den Herrn der Götter zu ehren.

Word by Word

तथाthus, in the same way

देवर्षयःdivine seers

सर्वेall

पार्थO Partha (Arjuna)

शक्रम्Shakra (Indra)

उपासतेworship, attend upon

अमलाःspotless, pure

धूतपाप्मानःwhose sin is washed away

दीप्यमानाःshining, blazing

इवlike, as if

अग्नयःfires

कुन्तीनन्दनO son of Kunti

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

Pārtha (Arjuna)

Śakra (Indra)

Devarṣis (divine sages)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Purity of conduct and inner cleansing (dhūta-pāpmānaḥ) are portrayed as producing spiritual radiance; such purified sages naturally engage in reverent worship (upāsanā) of the rightful divine authority (Indra/Śakra), modeling disciplined devotion and ethical refinement.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada describes to Pārtha (Arjuna) a scene where all the devarṣis, purified and radiant like fire, are engaged in worship of Śakra (Indra), emphasizing the exalted atmosphere and the status of those present.