Shloka 8
Svargārohaṇa-parva, Adhyāya 4 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Vision of the Celestial Assembly
Recognition and Explanation
वायोर्मूर्तिमतः पाश्वें दिव्यमूर्तिसमन्वितम् । श्रिया परमया युक्त सिद्धिं परमिकां गतम्,फिर दूसरे स्थानमें उन्होंने दिव्यरूपधारी भीमसेनको देखा जो पहलेहीके समान शरीर धारण किये मूर्तिमान् वायुदेवताके पास बैठे थे। उन्हें सब ओरसे मरुद्गणोंने घेर रखा था। वे उत्तम कान्तिसे सुशोभित एवं उत्कृष्ट सिद्धिको प्राप्त थे
vaiśampāyana uvāca | vāyor mūrtimataḥ pārśve divyamūrtisamanvitam | śriyā paramayā yuktaṃ siddhiṃ paramikāṃ gatam ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Then they beheld Bhīmasena, endowed with a divine form, seated beside Vāyu who was present in embodied form. Radiant with supreme splendor and having attained the highest perfection, he appeared in his exalted state—signifying the fruition of his life’s strength and steadfastness when aligned with dharma.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the idea that steadfast strength and life-long commitment to dharma culminate in divine recognition and spiritual perfection (siddhi), portrayed as Bhīma’s exalted, radiant state beside his divine progenitor Vāyu.
In the ascent to heaven, the seers behold Bhīmasena in a transformed, divine form, seated beside the embodied Wind-god Vāyu, shining with supreme splendor and having attained the highest spiritual accomplishment.