Shloka 153
Mahāvasu’s Fall by Speech-Error and Release through Devotion (अज-विवादः वसोः शापः विमोचनं च)
हाहा हूृह्श्न गन्धर्वो तुष्ठवुः शुकसम्भवम् | गन्धर्व गाने और अप्सराएँ नृत्य करने लगीं। देवताओंकी दुंदुभियाँ बड़े जोर-जोरसे बज उठीं। विश्वावसु, तुम्बुर, नारद, हाहा और हूहू आदि गन्धर्व शुकदेवजीके जन्मकी बधाई गाने लगे
hāhā hūhūś ca gandharvāḥ tuṣṭuvuḥ śukasambhavam | gandharvagāne apsarasaś ca nṛtyituṃ pravavṛtuḥ | devānāṃ dundubhayo mahāsvanena nināduḥ | viśvāvasuḥ tumburuḥ nāradaḥ hāhā hūhūś ca śukadevasya janma-mahotsave stutim agāyan |
Bhishma disse: “Os Gandharvas—entre eles Hāhā e Hūhū—cantaram louvores celebrando o nascimento de Śuka. À medida que seus cânticos se elevavam, as Apsaras começaram a dançar, e os tímpanos celestes (dundubhi) dos deuses ribombaram com força. Viśvāvasu, Tumburu, Nārada, e os Gandharvas como Hāhā e Hūhū entoaram felicitações auspiciosas pela vinda de Śukadeva.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the auspiciousness of a great sage’s advent: when a being destined for spiritual realization is born, the cosmos responds with harmony—music, dance, and divine acclaim—signaling that renunciation and wisdom are themselves celebrated as a form of dharma.
Bhishma describes a celestial celebration at Śukadeva’s birth: Gandharvas (including Hāhā and Hūhū) sing praises, Apsarases dance, the gods’ drums resound, and renowned celestial musicians like Viśvāvasu, Tumburu, and Nārada offer congratulatory hymns.