Keśava-tattva-kathana
On the Principle of Keśava: Cosmogony and Divine Epithets
साध्याश्न विश्वे मरुतो वाद्यानि सुमहान्ति च । नद्य: शैला: समुद्राश्व॒ तीर्थानि विविधानि च
bhīṣma uvāca | sādhyāś ca viśve maruto vādyāni sumahānti ca | nadyaḥ śailāḥ samudrāś ca tīrthāni vividhāni ca ||
ビーシュマは言った。「サーディヤ神群、ヴィシュヴェーデーヴァ神群、そしてマルット神群がそこに居合わせ、巨大な楽器の響きが轟いた。さらに河川、山岳、大海、そしてさまざまな聖なる渡し場(ティールタ)もまた、その場に現れた。」
भीष्य उवाच
The verse underscores how dharma and sacred resolve are affirmed by the cosmos itself: divine beings and sacred elements (tīrthas, rivers, mountains, oceans) gather as witnesses, suggesting that righteous intent draws universal support and sanctifies the moment.
Bhishma describes a grand, auspicious gathering: celestial groups (Sādhyas, Viśvedevas, Maruts) arrive and great instruments sound, while even the great features of sacred geography—rivers, mountains, oceans, and diverse tīrthas—are portrayed as present, heightening the solemnity of the event being narrated.