Shloka 24
Śānti Parva, Adhyāya 52 — Bhīṣma’s Humility Before Kṛṣṇa and the Granting of Boons
वादित्राणि च सर्वाणि जगुश्नप्सरसां गणा: । न चाहितमनिष्टं च किज्वित्तत्र प्रदृश्यते
vaiśampāyana uvāca | vāditrāṇi ca sarvāṇi jaguḥ apsarasāṃ gaṇāḥ | na cāhitam aniṣṭaṃ ca kiñcit tatra pradṛśyate ||
ਵੈਸ਼ੰਪਾਯਨ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ—ਸਾਰੇ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਰ ਦੇ ਵਾਜੇ ਗੂੰਜ ਉਠੇ ਅਤੇ ਅਪਸਰਾਵਾਂ ਦੇ ਸਮੂਹ ਗੀਤ ਗਾਉਣ ਲੱਗ ਪਏ। ਉੱਥੇ ਕੋਈ ਭੀ ਚੀਜ਼ ਐਸੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਦਿੱਸਦੀ ਸੀ ਜੋ ਹਾਨਿਕਾਰਕ ਜਾਂ ਅਸ਼ੁਭ ਹੋਵੇ।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical ideal of an environment free from harm (ahita) and inauspiciousness (aniṣṭa): a dharmic space is marked not merely by pleasure or beauty, but by the absence of anything that causes injury, fear, or moral disturbance.
Vaiśampāyana describes a celebratory, celestial atmosphere: instruments are being played and Apsarases sing in groups, while the setting is portrayed as wholly auspicious—nothing harmful or ill-omened is visible there.