Shloka 26
Adhyāya 32: Tāpasānāṃ Darśanaṃ — Ascetics Seek to Identify the Pāṇḍavas
तच्छुत्वा नरदेवानां पुनरागमनं नराः | जह्वषुर्मुदिताश्नासन् नानादेशगता अपि,संग्राममें मरे हुए राजाओंके पुनरागमनका वृत्तान्त सुनकर भिन्न-भिन्न देशके मनुष्योंको बड़ा आश्चर्य और आनन्द हुआ
tac chrutvā naradevāṇāṃ punarāgamanaṃ narāḥ | jahṛṣuḥ muditāś cāśnan nānādeśagatā api ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Hearing the report that the kingly heroes—those who had fallen in battle—had returned again, people from many different lands were filled with astonishment and joy; delighted at heart, they rejoiced and took their food.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the human and ethical response to the easing of war’s grief: when suffering is reversed and the fallen are restored, society experiences not vengeance but wonder, relief, and renewed life—symbolized by rejoicing and calmly taking food again.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that people from many regions hear the astonishing news that the royal warriors who had died in battle have ‘returned’ (reappeared). On hearing this, they become joyful and celebrate, even resuming ordinary acts like eating, indicating a shift from mourning to relief.