Shloka 5
स्वर्गारोहणपर्व — तृतीयोऽध्यायः
Indra and Dharma’s Consolation; Celestial Gaṅgā Purification
विकृतानि शरीराणि यानि तत्र समन्तत:
vikṛtāni śarīrāṇi yāni tatra samantataḥ, vavau devasāmīpasthaḥ śītalo 'tīva bhārata |
भारत! तेथे सर्वत्र दिसणारी विकृत शरीरे सर्व अदृश्य झाली. त्यानंतर पवित्र सुगंध वाहून आणणारी सुखदायिनी वायु वाहू लागली; देवतांच्या समीप वाहणारी ती वायु अत्यंत शीतल भासत होती।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage signals a moral and spiritual transition: terrifying, distorted appearances associated with suffering and karmic consequence give way to a purifying, fragrant, cooling breeze near the gods—an image of divine proximity, consolation, and the easing of distress as one moves toward a higher, clarified state.
After the scene in which dreadful, deformed bodies are visible all around, they suddenly disappear. Immediately afterward, a sacred, sweet-smelling, pleasant wind begins to blow, and in the vicinity of the gods it feels intensely cool—marking a shift from fear and harshness to serenity and divine comfort.