Shloka 61

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Devanagari script

स गत्वा तु सभां दिव्यां महेन्द्रस्य महात्मनः शशंस मध्ये देवानां तत्कार्यं समुपस्थितम् //

Transliteration

sa gatvā tu sabhāṃ divyāṃ mahendrasya mahātmanaḥ śaśaṃsa madhye devānāṃ tatkāryaṃ samupasthitam //

Translation

Then he went to the divine assembly of great-souled Mahendra (Indra) and, in the midst of the gods, reported that the required task had now come to hand and was ready to be undertaken.

Word by Word

• स (saḥ): he

• गत्वा (gatvā): having gone

• तु (tu): then/indeed

• सभाम् (sabhām): assembly/court

• दिव्याम् (divyām): divine

• महेन्द्रस्य (mahendrasya): of Mahendra/Indra

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ): of the great-souled/noble one

• शशंस (śaśaṃsa): reported/announced

• मध्ये (madhye): in the midst

• देवानाम् (devānām): of the gods

• तत्-कार्यं (tat-kāryam): that task/that business

• समुपस्थितम् (samupasthitam): has presented itself/has arrived/is at hand.

Speaker

• Narrator (Purāṇic narration; likely Sūta conveying the episode)

Entities Mentioned

• Mahendra (Indra)
• Devas

Tags

• Devas
• Indra
• Divine Assembly
• Mission Report
• Puranic Narrative

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the creation or dissolution (Pralaya)?

This verse does not describe pralaya directly; it depicts a procedural moment in a deva-narrative—someone reporting to Indra’s divine court that an urgent divine task has become actionable.

How does this verse relate to the duties of a King or Householder?

By analogy, it reflects dharmic administration: timely reporting in an assembly, clarity about tasks, and coordinated action—values mirrored in royal councils (sabhā) and orderly household governance.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vāstu/ritual rule appears in this verse; the key idea is the ‘sabhā’ (court/assembly) as an institution—often relevant in Purāṇic descriptions of ideal halls, councils, and divine/royal protocol.