Shloka 7
Sātyaki’s Assurance and the Protection of Dharmarāja (सात्यकिवचनम्—धर्मराजरक्षणविचारः)
ततः शिरोभिरवरनिं स्पृष्टवा सर्वे च विस्मिता: । नमस्कृत्य वृषाड्काय साधु साधथ्वित्यथाब्रुवन्,यह स्वप्न सुनकर वहाँ आये हुए सब लोग आश्चर्यचकित हो उठे और सबने धरतीपर मस्तक टेककर भगवान् शंकरको प्रणाम करके कहा--“यह तो बहुत अच्छा हुआ, बहुत अच्छा हुआ'
tataḥ śirobhir avaniṁ spṛṣṭvā sarve ca vismitāḥ | namaskṛtya vṛṣāṅkāya sādhu sādhv ity athābruvan ||
Sañjaya said: Then, all of them, struck with wonder, touched the earth with their heads. Having bowed in reverence to Śiva, the Bull-bannered Lord, they exclaimed, “Well done! Well done!”—taking the dream’s message as an auspicious and morally weighty sign that calls for humility and devotion amid the violence of war.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in the midst of warfare, a perceived divine sign (here, a dream) should evoke humility and reverence; the proper response is not arrogance but bowing to the higher moral order represented by Śiva.
After hearing about a dream, those present are astonished; they prostrate by touching the ground with their heads, offer salutations to Śiva (called Vṛṣāṅka), and voice approval—“sādhu, sādhu”—treating the dream as auspicious.