Shloka 163
Mahāvasu’s Fall by Speech-Error and Release through Devotion (अज-विवादः वसोः शापः विमोचनं च)
देवा देवर्षयश्नैव तथा ब्रह्मर्षयोडपि च । इन्द्र आदि सम्पूर्ण लोकपाल, देवता, देवर्षि और ब्रह्मर्षि भी वहाँ आये
devā devarṣayaś caiva tathā brahmarṣayo 'pi ca | indra-ādayaḥ sampūrṇā lokapālāḥ devatā devarṣayaḥ brahmarṣayaś ca tatra ājagmuḥ ||
Bhishma disse: “Os deuses vieram até ali, juntamente com os sábios divinos (devarṣi) e os sábios de Brahmā (brahmarṣi). Indra e os demais guardiões dos mundos (lokapāla) também chegaram, reunidos em plena assembleia.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
When gods, world-guardians, and the highest sages assemble, it signals that the subject concerns dharma at a universal level. Ethical and political decisions are not merely personal or local; they are accountable to a larger moral order witnessed and upheld by higher authorities.
Bhīṣma describes a grand gathering: the gods, divine seers, Brahma-seers, and Indra with the lokapālas arrive at the location being discussed. The narrative frames the ensuing discourse or event as solemn and authoritative, validated by a celestial audience.