तथा गृहीते कुरुवीरमुख्ये वीरेण तेनाद्भुतविक्रमेण । आश्चर्यमासीद्दिवि देवतानां देवीभिराकाशतले निरीक्ष्य तम्
tathā gṛhīte kuruvīramukhye vīreṇa tenādbhutavikrameṇa | āścaryamāsīddivi devatānāṃ devībhirākāśatale nirīkṣya tam
When that foremost hero among the Kurus was seized by that warrior of wondrous prowess, the gods in heaven were filled with amazement, and the goddesses too watched him from the expanse of the sky.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced)
Scene: Below: Barbarīka holds the seized Bhīma; above: devas and devīs cluster in the sky, astonished, gazing down from luminous clouds.
Human events unfold under cosmic witness; extraordinary deeds invite divine attention and ultimately divine judgment aligned with dharma.
No specific tīrtha is named here.
None.