Shloka 41
गीतवादित्रसंनादैहासथलास्यसमन्वितम् । वल्गितास्फोटितोकत्क्रुष्टी: पुण्यैर्गन्धैश्ष सेवितम्,उनके सम्मुख गीतों और वाद्योंकी मधुर ध्वनि हो रही थी। हास्य-लास्य (नृत्य)-का प्रदर्शन किया जा रहा था। प्रमथगण उछल-कूदकर बाहें फैलाकर और उच्चस्वरसे बोल- बोलकर अपनी कलाओंसे भगवान्का मनोरंजन करते थे। उनकी सेवामें पवित्र, सुगन्धित पदार्थ प्रस्तुत किये गये थे
gītavāditrasaṃnādair hāsathalāsyasamanvitam | valgītāsphoṭitotkruṣṭīḥ puṇyair gandhaiś ca sevitam ||
Sañjaya said: In front of him there arose the resonant sweetness of songs and musical instruments, accompanied by laughter and graceful dance. The attendant hosts leapt about, spread their arms, clapped and cried out loudly, displaying their arts to delight the Lord; and in that service, pure and fragrant offerings were presented. The scene underscores how devotion can take the form of disciplined celebration—yet, in the wider war-epic setting, such festivity also throws into relief the contrast between sacred reverence and the surrounding violence of the age.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights bhakti expressed through refined, disciplined joy—music, dance, and auspicious offerings offered as service. Ethically, it suggests that aesthetic pleasure becomes elevating when oriented toward reverence and purity rather than mere indulgence.
Sañjaya describes a celebratory, devotional scene: songs and instruments resound, laughter and graceful dance are performed, attendants leap and clap while shouting acclamations, and fragrant, pure substances are offered in service to the revered figure being honored.