स गत्वा तु सभां दिव्यां महेंद्रस्य महात्मनः । शशंस मध्ये देवानामिदं कार्यमुपस्थितम्
sa gatvā tu sabhāṃ divyāṃ maheṃdrasya mahātmanaḥ | śaśaṃsa madhye devānāmidaṃ kāryamupasthitam
Having gone to the divine assembly hall of great-souled Mahendra, he proclaimed in the midst of the gods: “This urgent matter has arisen.”
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages
Scene: Vāyu enters the radiant celestial hall where gods are seated in tiers; he stands at the center and announces an urgent development, drawing all eyes toward him.
Even in divine governance, crises are met through counsel and collective responsibility—an ideal of dhārmic leadership.
None; the verse is set in Indra’s celestial court.
None.