Shloka 24
Śānti Parva, Adhyāya 52 — Bhīṣma’s Humility Before Kṛṣṇa and the Granting of Boons
वादित्राणि च सर्वाणि जगुश्नप्सरसां गणा: । न चाहितमनिष्टं च किज्वित्तत्र प्रदृश्यते
vaiśampāyana uvāca | vāditrāṇi ca sarvāṇi jaguḥ apsarasāṃ gaṇāḥ | na cāhitam aniṣṭaṃ ca kiñcit tatra pradṛśyate ||
Vaiśampāyana dit : « Tous les instruments de musique retentirent, et les troupes d’Apsaras chantèrent. En ce lieu, on ne voyait absolument rien de nuisible ni de funeste. »
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical ideal of an environment free from harm (ahita) and inauspiciousness (aniṣṭa): a dharmic space is marked not merely by pleasure or beauty, but by the absence of anything that causes injury, fear, or moral disturbance.
Vaiśampāyana describes a celebratory, celestial atmosphere: instruments are being played and Apsarases sing in groups, while the setting is portrayed as wholly auspicious—nothing harmful or ill-omened is visible there.