Shloka 5
Saptasārasvata-tīrtha-prasaṅgaḥ | The Saptasārasvata Pilgrimage Account and the Maṅkaṇaka Narrative
तत्रादृश्यन्त गन्धर्वास्तथैवाप्सरसां गणा:
tatrādṛśyanta gandharvāstathaivāpsarasāṃ gaṇāḥ
Disse Vaiśampāyana: Ali viam-se Gandharvas, e do mesmo modo grupos de Apsaras—sinais de uma presença celeste que se manifestava em meio aos acontecimentos, sugerindo que, mesmo quando o mundo é abalado pela guerra, os reinos superiores observam e intervêm segundo a ordem cósmica (dharma).
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that human conflict unfolds under a wider cosmic gaze: celestial beings appear as markers of a larger moral and metaphysical order (ṛta/dharma) that frames the consequences of war.
The narrator reports a vision at the scene: Gandharvas and companies of Apsarases are seen there, indicating a supernatural or heavenly presence accompanying the events being described in this section of Śalya Parva.