Shloka 13
Śatarudrīya-prabhāva and Rudra’s Supremacy (शतरुद्रीयप्रभावः)
दृष्टवा मुनिगणस्यासीत् परा प्रीतिर्जनार्दन । माधव! वह अनुपम पर्वत भ्रमरोंके गीतोंसे अत्यन्त सुशोभित हो रहा था। जनार्दन! वह स्थान अत्यन्त भयंकर होनेपर भी महान् उत्सवसे सम्पन्न-सा प्रतीत होता था। उसे देखकर मुनियोंके समुदायको बड़ी प्रसन्नता हुई ।।
nārada uvāca | dṛṣṭvā munigaṇasyāsīt parā prītir janārdana | mādhava! sa anupamaḥ parvataḥ bhramarāṇāṃ gītaiḥ atyantaṃ suśobhitaḥ babhūva | janārdana! tat sthānam atyanta-bhayaṅkaraṃ sat api mahotsava-sampannaṃ iva pratīyate sma | taṃ dṛṣṭvā munīnāṃ samūhasya mahān harṣaḥ samajāyata || mahābhāgā munayaḥ siddhāś caiva ūrdhvaretaś ca | marutaḥ sarve mahābhūtāś ca tatraiva āsan samāgatāḥ | vasavaḥ sādhyāḥ indra-sahitā viśve-devāḥ yakṣā nāgāḥ piśācāḥ lokapālāḥ agniḥ sarvāṇi vāyavaś ca pradhāna-bhūtāni ca tatra samāgatāni ||
ナーラダは言った。「おおジャナールダナよ、賢仙たちの一団がそれを見たとき、彼らはこの上ない歓喜に満たされた。おおマーダヴァよ、その比類なき山は蜂の歌に飾られて、ことのほか美しかった。おおジャナールダナよ、その地はきわめて恐ろしいにもかかわらず、大祭の栄光を具えているかのように見えた。それを見て、仙人たちの会座は大いに喜んだ。 そこには、幸運に恵まれた賢仙たち、シッダたち、そして梵行を堅く守る苦行者たちが集い、マルト神群と大元素の力もまた उपस्थितしていた。ヴァス神群、サーディヤ神群、インドラを伴うヴィシュヴェーデーヴァ神群、さらにヤクシャとナーガ、ピシャーチャ、方位の護り手たち、火神アグニ、あらゆる風、そして主要なる元素の存在—すべてがそこに集結していた。」
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights how a place that appears outwardly fearsome can, in a dharmic and sacred context, be experienced as auspicious and celebratory. It also underscores the Mahābhārata’s vision of cosmic harmony: sages, gods, elemental powers, and various beings converge around sanctity and tapas (ascetic power), suggesting that spiritual merit draws the whole cosmos into ordered presence.
Nārada describes to Janārdana/Mādhava a remarkable mountain-site. The sages, delighted by its beauty (notably the bees’ song), perceive it as festival-like despite its terrifying aspect. Then Nārada lists the vast assembly present there—sages and Siddhas, celibate ascetics, the Maruts, major divine classes (Vasus, Sādhyas, Viśvedevas with Indra), and other beings (Yakṣas, Nāgas, Piśācas), along with the directional guardians, Agni, winds, and elemental powers.