Shloka 62
Indratīrtha–Ādityatīrtha: Balarāma’s Ritual Bathing, Dāna, and Sacred-Historical Recollections
राजन! भरतश्रेष्ठ! वज्रधारी इन्द्रके चले जानेपर वहाँ पवित्र सुगन्धवाले दिव्य पुष्पोंकी वर्षा होने लगी और महान् शब्द करनेवाली देवदुन्दुभियाँ बज उठीं ।।
vaiśampāyana uvāca | rājan bharataśreṣṭha vajradhārī indre cale jāne para tatra pavitra-sugandha-divya-puṣpāṇāṁ vṛṣṭir abhavat, mahāśabda-kāriṇyo devadundubhayaś ca ninaduḥ || mārutaś ca vavau puṇyaḥ puṇyagandho viśāmpate | utsṛjya tu śubhāṁ dehaṁ jagāma asya ca bhāryatām ||
Vaiśampāyana said: O king, best of the Bharatas! As Indra, the wielder of the thunderbolt, moved away, a shower of divine flowers of pure fragrance fell there, and the celestial kettledrums resounded with a mighty sound. A holy wind, bearing auspicious perfume, began to blow, O lord of men. Then, casting off her fair body, she went to become his wife (in the heavenly realm).
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames certain events as being met with divine auspicious signs—fragrant winds, flower-rain, and celestial drums—suggesting that merit (puṇya) and righteous destiny are acknowledged beyond the human battlefield, and that transitions such as death or elevation are portrayed as morally and cosmically significant.
As Indra departs, the scene is marked by celestial omens: divine flowers rain down and heavenly drums sound. Then a woman (implied by ‘she’) abandons her bodily form and goes to attain the status of Indra’s wife in heaven.