Shloka 183
पितृयज्ञे नारायणतत्त्वम् — The Nārāyaṇa Grounding of Ancestral Offerings
सम्भ्रान्तमनसो राजन्नासन् परमविस्मिता: । वे अपने शब्दसे सम्पूर्ण आकाशको पूर्ण-सा कर रहे थे। राजन! उन्हें सहसा आते देख सम्पूर्ण अप्सराएँ मन ही-मन घबरा उठीं और अत्यन्त आश्चर्यमें पड़ गयीं
sambhrāntamanaso rājann āsan paramavismitāḥ | te svaiḥ śabdaiḥ sampūrṇam ākāśaṃ pūrṇaṃ iva kurvantaḥ | rājan! tān sahasā āgatān dṛṣṭvā samastā apsarāḥ manasā sambhrāntāḥ paramavismaye papatuḥ ||
Śuka said: “O King, their minds were thrown into agitation and they were struck with the utmost astonishment. With their own voices they seemed to fill the entire sky to overflowing. O King, seeing them arrive all at once, all the Apsarases became inwardly alarmed and fell into profound wonder.”
शुक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how sudden, overwhelming phenomena can unsettle even celestial beings, illustrating the mind’s vulnerability to surprise and the natural rise of fear and wonder; it implicitly points to the value of steadiness (dhairya) and inner composure amid extraordinary events.
Śuka describes a sudden arrival accompanied by powerful sound that seems to fill the sky; upon seeing them appear all at once, the Apsarases become mentally agitated and intensely astonished.