Shloka 7
स्वर्गारोहणपर्व — तृतीयोऽध्यायः
Indra and Dharma’s Consolation; Celestial Gaṅgā Purification
मरुत: सह शक्रेण वसवश्चाश्चिनौ सह
marutaḥ saha śakreṇa vasavaś cāśvinau saha
Vaiśampāyana said: The Maruts, together with Śakra (Indra), and the Vasus, and the two Aśvins as well—these divine hosts were present in attendance, underscoring that the climactic events are witnessed and sanctioned by the gods themselves, not merely by human eyes.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that the final reckoning of human life—especially of dharmic struggle and its consequences—is not merely social or personal but cosmic: the gods stand as witnesses, implying that dharma is upheld within a larger moral order.
In the Svargārohaṇa context, a divine gathering is being described: Indra (Śakra) arrives accompanied by the Maruts, the Vasus, and the twin Aśvins, signaling a celestial reception and the presence of major deities at the culmination of the protagonists’ journey.