Shloka 73
सिद्धा ब्रद्मर्षयश्चैव साधु साथ्विति हर्षिता: । उस समय देवताओंकी दुन्दुभियाँ बज उठीं और साथ ही दिव्य पुष्पोंकी वर्षा होने लगी। सिद्धों तथा ब्रह्मर्षियोंको बड़ा हर्ष हुआ। वे भीष्मजीको साधुवाद देने लगे
siddhā brahmarṣayaś caiva sādhu sādhv iti harṣitāḥ | tadā devatānāṃ dundubhayo vāditāḥ saha divyapuṣpavṛṣṭiś ca pravavṛte | siddhānāṃ ca brahmarṣīṇāṃ ca mahān harṣaḥ samajāyata | te’pi bhīṣmaṃ sādhuvādena praśaśaṃsu |
Vaiśampāyana said: “The Siddhas and the Brahmarṣis, delighted, cried ‘Well done! Well done!’ At that moment the gods’ kettledrums resounded, and a shower of celestial flowers began to fall. The Siddhas and the great seers were filled with joy, and they too praised Bhīṣma with words of approval.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that righteous instruction and steadfast dharma earn affirmation not only from humans but symbolically from the cosmic order: sages and perfected beings rejoice, and divine signs (drums, flower-rain) mark moral approval of Bhīṣma’s discourse.
After Bhīṣma’s words (in the Anuśāsana Parva’s instructional setting), celestial beings—Siddhas and Brahmarṣis—exclaim ‘sādhu, sādhu’; the gods’ drums sound and heavenly flowers rain down, as they praise Bhīṣma.