Shloka 7
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 130: Kuntī’s Instruction on Rājadharma and Daṇḍanīti
मरुतश्न सहेन्द्रेण विश्वेदवास्तथैव च । बभूवुश्चैव यक्षाश्न॒ गन्धर्वोरगराक्षसा:
marutaś ca sahendreṇa viśvedevās tathaiva ca | babhūvuś caiva yakṣāś ca gandharvoragarākṣasāḥ ||
Vaiśaṃpāyana said: Along with Indra, the Maruts appeared there, and so too the Viśvedevas. Yakṣas, Gandharvas, Nāgas (serpent-beings), and Rākṣasas also manifested in his various limbs. The passage portrays a cosmic theophany: the powers that govern and populate the worlds are shown as residing within a single overwhelming form, underscoring that worldly authority and conflict stand under a higher, all-encompassing order.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes that diverse divine and semi-divine powers—often seen as separate—are encompassed within a single supreme manifestation. Ethically, it suggests that human plans, rivalries, and even war preparations in the Udyoga context are subordinate to a larger dharmic-cosmic order.
A wondrous, overwhelming form is being described in which many classes of beings (Maruts with Indra, Viśvedevas, Yakṣas, Gandharvas, Nāgas, and Rākṣasas) appear as present within the figure’s limbs—signaling a revelation of vast, world-containing power.