Shloka 33
Arjuna’s Account of Tapas and the Kirāta Test; Revelation of Maheśvara and the Grant of the Pāśupata-Astra
त॑ परिस्तोमसंकीर्ण्नानारत्नवि भूषितै: । यानैरनुययुर्यक्षा राक्षसाश्व॒ सहस्रश:,उनके पीछे सहस्रों यक्ष और राक्षस भी अपने-अपने वाहनोंपर आरूढ़ हो चल दिये। उनके वे वाहन नाना प्रकारके रत्नोंसे विभूषित थे और उनकी पीठपर बहुरंगे कम्बल आदि कसे हुए थे
te paristoma-saṅkīrṇā nānā-ratna-vibhūṣitaiḥ | yānair anuyayur yakṣā rākṣasāś ca sahasraśaḥ ||
Entonces, por millares, Yakṣas y Rākṣasas siguieron detrás, cada cual montado en su vehículo. Aquellos carruajes estaban adornados con toda suerte de joyas y ceñidos con ricos cobertores de múltiples colores, mostrando el esplendor y el poder de esos séquitos no humanos en su marcha procesional.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how power and status are displayed through retinues and ornamentation, reminding the reader that external splendor can signal influence and capability, yet remains a surface feature within the larger moral narrative of the epic.
A large host of Yakṣas and Rākṣasas proceeds behind, mounted on gem-adorned vehicles with rich coverings, forming an impressive supernatural procession accompanying the main movement of the episode.