स्वर्गारोहणपर्व — तृतीयोऽध्यायः
Indra and Dharma’s Consolation; Celestial Gaṅgā Purification
नच ते भ्रातरः पार्थ नरकार्हा विशाम्पते । मायैषा देवराजेन महेन्द्रेण प्रयोजिता,'पार्थ! प्रजानाथ! तुम्हारे भाई नरकमें रहनेके योग्य नहीं हैं। तुमने जो उन्हें नरक भोगते देखा है वह देवराज इन्द्रद्वारा प्रकट की हुई माया थी
na ca te bhrātaraḥ pārtha narakārhā viśāmpate | māyaiṣā devarājena mahendreṇa prayojitā ||
Vaiśaṃpāyana said: “O Pārtha, lord of the people, your brothers are not fit to dwell in hell. What you saw of them undergoing torment in hell was only an illusion contrived and displayed by Indra, the king of the gods.”
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