Shloka 20
अर्जुनस्य इन्द्रकीलगमनम् तथा शक्रसाक्षात्कारः
Arjuna’s journey to Indrakīla and encounter with Indra
हंसकारण्डवोदगीता: सारसाभिरुतास्तथा । पुंस्कोकिलरुताश्चैव क्रौज्चबर्हिणनादिता:,हंस, कारण्डव तथा सारस आदि पक्षी वहाँ मीठी बोली बोलते थे। तटवर्ती वृक्षोंपर कोयल मनोहर शब्द बोल रही थी। क्रौंचेके कलरव और मयूरोंकी केकाध्वनि भी वहाँ सब ओर गूँजती रहती थी
haṃsakāraṇḍavodgītāḥ sārasābhirutāstathā | puṃskokilarutāścaiva krauñcabārhiṇanāditāḥ ||
Disse Vaiśampāyana: “Ali, cisnes e patos kāraṇḍava cantavam docemente; as sarasas também chamavam. Os cucos machos derramavam suas notas melodiosas, e os gritos das aves krauñca, junto com os chamados ressonantes dos pavões, ecoavam por toda parte.” O verso pinta uma atmosfera serena e conforme ao dharma—uma harmonia da natureza que emoldura a floresta como lugar de repouso e reflexão em meio às agruras da epopeia.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse does not state a direct moral injunction; its teaching is implicit: harmony in nature and a tranquil environment support steadiness of mind, reflection, and dharmic endurance—especially significant in the forest-exile context of the epic.
The narrator Vaiśampāyana describes a forest scene filled with the calls of swans, ducks, cranes, cuckoos, krauñca-birds, and peacocks, establishing the setting’s serenity and beauty.