Shloka 16
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 130: Kuntī’s Instruction on Rājadharma and Daṇḍanīti
तद् दृष्टवा महदाश्चर्य माधवस्य सभातले । देवदुन्दुभयो नेदु: पुष्पवर्ष पपात च
tad dṛṣṭvā mahad āścaryaṃ mādhavasya sabhātale | devadundubhayo neduḥ puṣpavarṣaṃ papāta ca ||
सभातल में माधव का वह महान् आश्चर्यमय रूप देखकर देवताओं की दुन्दुभियाँ गूँज उठीं और ऊपर से पुष्प-वृष्टि होने लगी।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that when dharma is embodied by a righteous, divinely aligned presence, the cosmos itself is portrayed as responding with auspicious signs—suggesting that moral truth is not only a social construct but also has a higher, sacred dimension.
In the assembly hall, observers behold Kṛṣṇa’s extraordinary, wondrous form; immediately, divine drums resound and flowers rain down, signaling amazement and celestial endorsement of what has been revealed.