Shloka 35
अर्जुनस्य इन्द्रकीलगमनम् तथा शक्रसाक्षात्कारः
Arjuna’s journey to Indrakīla and encounter with Indra
वैशम्पायन उवाच तच्छुत्वा शर्ववचनमृषय: सत्यवादिन: । प्रहृष्मनसो जम्मुर्यथा स्वान् पुनरालयान्,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--भगवान् शंकरका यह वचन सुनकर वे सत्यवादी महर्षि प्रसन्नचित्त हो फिर अपने आश्रमोंको लौट गये
vaiśampāyana uvāca | tac chrutvā śarva-vacanam ṛṣayaḥ satya-vādinaḥ | prahṛṣṭa-manaso jagmur yathā svān punar ālayān |
Vaiśampāyana said: Hearing those words of Śarva (Lord Śiva), the truth-speaking sages became glad at heart and then returned again to their own abodes (hermitages), each as before—reassured and steady in their commitment to truth and right conduct.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical ideal of satya (truth): those established in truth respond to divine counsel with inner clarity and joy, then return to their proper duties and places without agitation—suggesting that right instruction restores steadiness and dharmic order.
After hearing Lord Śiva’s statement, the sages—described as truthful—become pleased and, their minds uplifted, depart and go back to their own hermitages, indicating the conclusion of an encounter and the sages’ satisfied acceptance of what was said.