Shloka 373
ऋषय: सिद्धसंघाश्च व्यतिष्ठन्त दिदृक्षया । तदनन्तर वह युद्ध देखनेकी इच्छासे आकाशमें बहुत-से देवता, सहस्रों गन्धर्व, ऋषि और सिद्धसमुदाय खड़े हो गये
ṛṣayaḥ siddhasaṅghāś ca vyatiṣṭhanta didṛkṣayā | tad-anantaraṃ ha yuddhaṃ draṣṭum icchayā ākāśe bahavo devatāḥ sahasrāṇi gandharvā ṛṣayaḥ siddha-samudāyaś ca sthitāḥ ||
Sañjaya said: “Sages and hosts of Siddhas stood poised, eager to witness. Thereafter, desiring to behold the battle, many gods—along with thousands of Gandharvas, the Ṛṣis, and the assembled Siddha communities—took their stations in the sky.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that acts of war are not merely human events but are witnessed within a larger moral and cosmic order. The presence of sages and perfected beings implies that the struggle is evaluated against dharma, reminding listeners that violence and duty carry accountability beyond immediate victory.
Sañjaya describes a dramatic scene: as the battle intensifies, celestial spectators—gods, Gandharvas, Ṛṣis, and Siddhas—gather in the sky to watch. Their assembly heightens the epic scale and signals that the coming events are momentous.