Shloka 31
Rāma’s Abhiṣeka Plan, Kaikeyī’s Boon, and the Initiation of the Exile
Mārkaṇḍeya’s Account
दुर्वासा मुनि इस प्रकार कह ही रहे थे कि एक देवदूत विमानके साथ मुद्गल ऋषिके पास आ पहुँचा ।। हंससारसयुक्तेन किड॒किणीजालमालिना । कामगेन विचित्रेण दिव्यगन्धवता तथा,उस विमानमें हंस एवं सारस जुते हुए थे। क्षुद्र-घधण्टिकाओंकी जालीसे उसे सुसज्जित किया गया था तथा उससे दिव्य सुगन्ध फैल रही थी। वह विमान देखनेमें बड़ा विचित्र और इच्छानुसार चलनेवाला था
haṃsasārasayuktena kiḍakiṇījālamālinā | kāmagena vicitreṇa divyagandhavatā tathā ||
Vyāsa said: As the sage Durvāsā was still speaking in this manner, a divine messenger arrived before the Ṛṣi Mudgala, accompanied by a celestial aerial car. That vimāna was yoked with swans and cranes, adorned with a net of tiny tinkling bells, moving wherever one wished, wondrous to behold, and diffusing a heavenly fragrance—an emblem of the rewards that follow austere virtue and self-restraint.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores a common Mahābhārata ethic: steadfast austerity and disciplined virtue attract divine recognition. The splendid, wish-moving vimāna symbolizes the fruition of puṇya, reminding the listener that ethical self-control yields tangible spiritual reward.
While Durvāsā is speaking, a divine messenger arrives to Mudgala with a celestial vimāna. Its swan-and-crane team, tinkling bell-net adornments, and divine fragrance mark it as a heavenly conveyance, signaling an impending divine invitation or honor for Mudgala.