Shloka 68
The Glory of the Devoted Wife (Pativratā) and the Māṇḍavya Curse: Sunrise Halted and Restored
तेषां श्रिया विमानानां मुनीनां किरणैस्तथा । शतसूर्यमिवाभाति नान्यत्र च गृहोदरे
teṣāṃ śriyā vimānānāṃ munīnāṃ kiraṇaistathā | śatasūryamivābhāti nānyatra ca gṛhodare
By the splendor of those celestial chariots, and likewise by the radiance of the sages, the interior of the dwelling shone as though a hundred suns were present—and nowhere else was such brilliance seen.
Narrator (contextual speaker not identifiable from a single isolated verse)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: temple
Sandhi Resolution Notes: शतसूर्यमिवाभाति = शत + सूर्यम् + इव + आभाति; नान्यत्र = न + अन्यत्र; गृहोदरे = गृह + उदरे (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष).
FAQs
It highlights overwhelming tejas (spiritual brilliance): the combined radiance of the sages and their vimānas is portrayed as so intense that it resembles the light of a hundred suns.
Munis are accomplished sages/ṛṣis; their kiraṇa (rays) symbolizes spiritual power and purity made visible as luminous presence.
It suggests that true spiritual attainment carries an unmistakable “radiance”—inner realization is reflected outwardly as clarity, dignity, and sanctifying presence.