Shloka 96
युद्धसंग्रहः
Kurukṣetra Campaign in Summary
गायतां पर्वतेन्द्रस्य दिवस्पृणिव नि:स्वन: । जैसे मुनिगणोंसे मेरुकी शोभा होती है, उसी प्रकार द्वारकावासियोंके समागमसे वह पर्वत अत्यन्त दर्शनीय हो गया था। भरतनन्दन! उस पर्वतराजके शिखरपर हर्षोन्मत्त होकर गाते हुए स्त्री-पुरुषोंका सुमधुर शब्द मानो स्वर्गलोकतक व्याप्त हो रहा था
gāyatāṃ parvatendrasya divaspṛṇiva niḥsvanaḥ |
Vaiśaṃpāyana said: From the summit of that lord of mountains, the sweet, jubilant singing of men and women rose in a mighty resonance, as if it were filling the very heavens. Just as Meru is adorned by the gathering of sages, so that mountain became exceedingly beautiful by the assembly of the people of Dvārakā—its festive joy seeming to spread up to the celestial world.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how collective harmony and joyful, auspicious conduct can transform a place into something spiritually and aesthetically elevated—so powerful that it is likened to reaching heaven. It also uses the Meru-and-sages simile to suggest that noble company itself is an ornament.
A festive gathering has formed on the summit of a great mountain. Men and women, overcome with joy, sing so sweetly and loudly that their resonance seems to pervade the sky; the mountain’s beauty is intensified by the assembly of the people of Dvārakā, like Meru adorned by sages.