Shloka 58
Adhyāya 123 — Droṇa’s Pedagogy: Arjuna’s Preeminence, Ekalavya’s Self-Training, and the Bhāsa-Lakṣya Trial
ब्रह्मचारी बहुगुण: सुवर्णश्रेति विश्वुतः । विश्वावसुर्भुगन्युश्व सुचन्द्रश्न शरुस्तथा
vaiśampāyana uvāca | brahmacārī bahuguṇaḥ suvarṇaśreṣṭhī viśrutaḥ | viśvāvāsur bhūmanyuś ca sucandraḥ śaruś tathā | bhīmasenaś ca ugrasenaḥ ūrṇāyuś cānaghaḥ | gopatiś ca dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ sūryavarcāś ca aṣṭamaḥ | yugapaḥ tṛṇapaḥ kārṣṇiḥ nandiś ca citrarathaḥ | trayodaśaḥ śāliśirāś caturdaśaḥ parjanyaḥ | pañcadaśaḥ kaliḥ ṣoḍaśaḥ nāradaḥ | ṛtvā ca bṛhattvā bṛhakaś ca mahāmanāḥ karālaḥ | hāhā hūhū ca gītamādhurya-sampannau suviśrutau | rājann ete sarve devagandharvāḥ tatra samāgatāḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: O King, there arrived many divine Gandharvas—Brahmacārī; the virtuous and renowned Suvarṇaśreṣṭhī; Viśvāvasu; Bhūmanyu; Sucandra; Śaru; Bhīmasena; Ugrasena; Ūrṇāyu; Anagha; Gopati; Dhṛtarāṣṭra; Sūryavarcā; and others in due order—Yugapa, Tṛṇapa, Kārṣṇi, Nandi, Citraratha, Śāliśirā, Parjanya, Kali, Nārada, Ṛtvā, Bṛhattvā, Bṛhaka, the great-minded Karāla, and the famed Hāhā and Hūhū, endowed with sweetness of song. Thus, all these celestial musicians assembled at that place.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the epic motif that virtue, fame, and refined arts (especially music) are honored in divine society; it also underscores the ordered, communal nature of celestial gatherings, where renowned beings assemble for a larger dharmic narrative event.
Vaiśampāyana enumerates the Gandharvas who arrived at a particular venue, naming many celebrated celestial musicians (including Hāhā and Hūhū) to mark the grandeur of the assembly and the importance of the occasion.