Shloka 20
Adhyāya 6: Pañca-mahābhūta–guṇa-nirdeśa and Sudarśana-dvīpa
Five Elements, Sensory Qualities, and a Cosmographic Island
तुम्बुरुनरिदश्चैव विश्वावसुर्हहा हुहू: । अभिगम्यामरश्रेष्ठांस्तुष्टवुर्विविधै: स्तवैः,उस समय तुम्बुरु, नारद, विश्वावसु, हाहा और हुह्टू नामक गन्धर्व उन देवेश्वरोंके पास जाकर भाँति-भाँतिके स्तोत्रोंद्वारा उनकी स्तुति करते हैं
tumburur nāradaś caiva viśvāvasur hahā huhūḥ | abhigamyāmaraśreṣṭhāṁs tuṣṭuvur vividhaiḥ stavaiḥ ||
Sañjaya said: Then Tumburu, Nārada, Viśvāvasu, and the Gandharvas Hahā and Huhū approached the foremost of the gods and praised those divine lords with hymns of many kinds—an act of reverent devotion that affirms the proper honoring of higher authority even amid the gathering storm of war.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights stuti (reverent praise) as a dharmic response to divine authority: honoring the higher order through hymns and humility, especially at moments of great consequence.
Celestial musicians and a divine sage—Tumburu, Nārada, Viśvāvasu, Hahā, and Huhū—approach the chief gods and offer varied hymns, marking a heavenly acknowledgment of the unfolding events.