Shloka 49
आकाशे दुन्दुभीनां च बभूव तुमुल: स्वनः । उदतिष्ठन्महाघोष: पुष्पवृष्टिभिरावृत:,तदनन्तर आकाशमें फूलोंकी वर्षकि साथ देव-दुन्दुभियोंका तुमुल नाद बड़े जोरसे गूँज उठा
ākāśe dundubhīnāṃ ca babhūva tumulaḥ svanaḥ | udatīṣṭhan mahāghoṣaḥ puṣpavṛṣṭibhir āvṛtaḥ ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。すると天空に、神々の鼓（デーヴァ・ドゥンドゥビ）の轟くような喧噪が起こった。花の雨が降りそそいで天が覆われる中、力強い歓呼が鳴り響いた—それは、進みゆく出来事に対する天の嘉納と祝賀を示す吉兆であった。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the epic convention that righteous or momentous events are accompanied by auspicious celestial signs—flower-showers and divine drums—suggesting cosmic endorsement and the moral weight of the narrative moment.
Immediately after a significant development, the heavens respond: divine drums thunder in the sky and flowers rain down, while a great acclamation rises—signaling celebration and approval from higher realms.