Shloka 26

वारुणी सभा — Varuṇa’s Divine Assembly

Nārada’s Description

Devanagari script

गीतवादित्रवन्तश्न गन्धर्वाप्सरसां गणा:

Transliteration

gītavāditravantaś ca gandharvāpsarasāṁ gaṇāḥ

Translation

ನಾರದನು ಹೇಳಿದರು—ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಗಂಧರ್ವರು ಮತ್ತು ಅಪ್ಸರಸರ ಗುಂಪುಗಳು ಇದ್ದವು; ಗಾನ ಹಾಗೂ ವಾದ್ಯಗಳ ನಿನಾದದಿಂದ ಎಲ್ಲೆಡೆ ಪ್ರತಿಧ್ವನಿಸುತ್ತಿತ್ತು.

Word by Word

• गीतवादित्रवन्तः: possessing songs and musical instruments
• गीतवादित्रवन्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गीत-वादित्र-वत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• गन्धर्वाप्सरसाम्: of the Gandharvas and Apsarases
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व-अप्सरस्
• Form: Masculine+Feminine, Genitive, Plural

• गणाः: groups, troops
• गणाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Gandharvas
• Apsarases
• song (gīta)
• musical instruments (vāditra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse primarily paints an atmosphere rather than issuing a direct injunction: prosperity and power are often accompanied by dazzling arts and pleasures. Ethically, it can be read as a reminder that such splendor is attractive yet potentially distracting, and should be held with restraint and discernment.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada is describing a scene marked by grandeur: groups of Gandharvas and Apsarases are present, filling the setting with singing and instrumental music, emphasizing the extraordinary, almost heavenly magnificence of the occasion.