Shloka 26

Adhiratha-Rādhā Discover the Casket; Vasuṣeṇa (Karṇa) is Adopted and Formed

Devanagari script

ततोड<न्‍्तरिक्षे वागासीत्‌ सुभगा लोकसाक्षिणी । पुण्या संहर्षणी तेषां वानराणां महात्मनाम्‌,तदनन्तर आकाशमें सब लोगोंको साक्षी देती हुई एक सुन्दर वाणी उच्चरित हुई, जो परम पवित्र होनेके साथ ही उन महामना वानरोंको भी हर्ष प्रदान करनेवाली थी

Transliteration

tato ’ntarikṣe vāg āsīt subhagā lokasākṣiṇī | puṇyā saṁharṣaṇī teṣāṁ vānarāṇāṁ mahātmanām ||

Translation

Da wurde in der Luft eine schöne Stimme vernommen — als Zeugin vor allen Welten. Heilig und glückverheißend ließ sie in jenen großherzigen Vānara-Helden eine Woge der Freude aufsteigen, bestätigte ihre Rechtschaffenheit und stärkte ihren Entschluss.

Word by Word

ततःthen; thereafter

अन्तरिक्षेin the sky/atmosphere

वाक्a voice; speech

आसीत्was; arose/occurred

सुभगाbeautiful; auspicious

लोक-साक्षिणीwitnessing the world; having the world as witness

पुण्याholy; meritorious

संहर्षणीdelighting; causing joy

तेषाम्of them

वानराणाम्of the monkeys/vanaras

महात्मनाम्of the great-souled

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mārkaṇḍeya

ākāśa/antarikṣa (the sky, mid-air)

vānarāḥ (the Vānaras)

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Righteous action is not merely private; it stands before the moral order of the world. The ‘voice in the sky’ functions as a public witness (loka-sākṣiṇī), suggesting that virtue (puṇya) naturally brings inner uplift and communal encouragement, strengthening those who act nobly.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya narrates that an unseen, heavenly voice arises in the sky. It is described as beautiful and holy, and it fills the great-souled Vānaras with joy—an omen-like affirmation that supports and heartens them at that moment in the story.