Shloka 22
Udyoga Parva Adhyāya 103: Garuḍa’s Protest, Viṣṇu’s Demonstration, and Counsel Toward Śama
ततस्ते सुमुखं गृह सर्व एव महौजस: । ददृशु: शक्रमासीनं देवराज॑ महाद्युतिम्
tataste sumukhaṃ gṛha sarva eva mahaujasaḥ | dadṛśuḥ śakram āsīnaṃ devarājaṃ mahādyutim ||
Daraufhin erblickten all jene mächtigen und strahlenden Männer, Sumukha mit sich führend, Śakra—Indra, den König der Götter—auf seinem himmlischen Thron sitzend, in höchstem Glanz erstrahlend.
कण्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights reverent recognition of rightful, divinely grounded authority: the virtuous and powerful approach the divine king (Indra) with respect, acknowledging splendor as a sign of cosmic order (dharma) rather than mere worldly dominance.
After a preceding sequence of events, a group of mighty men, accompanied by Sumukha, arrive and behold Indra (Śakra), the king of the gods, seated on his throne in heaven, radiant with great brilliance.