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 |
Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Wahai Bhārata, segala tubuh yang cacat dan ganjil yang dilihat Yudhiṣṭhira di sekelilingnya lenyap daripada pandangan. Lalu bertiuplah angin yang suci, membawa harum yang sakral dan memberi ketenteraman. Dekat para dewa, angin itu terasa amat sejuk.”
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.