Shloka 22
ब्राह्मणपूजायां व्युष्टिः — Vyuṣṭi (Merit-Outcome) of Honoring Brāhmaṇas: Kṛṣṇa and Durvāsā
(सिद्धचारणसंघैश्न प्रसन्नेरसपशोभित: । मत्तवारणसंयुक्तो नानापक्षिगणैर्युत: ।।
siddhacāraṇasaṅghaiś ca prasannair asapaśobhitaḥ | mattavāraṇasaṃyukto nānāpakṣigaṇair yutaḥ || tam adbhutam acintyaṃ ca dṛṣṭvā munigaṇas tadā | vismito hṛṣṭaromā ca babhūvāśrāvilekṣaṇaḥ ||
सिद्धचारणसंघैश्च प्रसन्नैरसपशोभितः । मत्तवारणसंयुक्तो नानापक्षिगणैर्युतः ॥ तमद्भुतमचिन्त्यं च दृष्ट्वा मुनिगणस्तदा । विस्मितो हृष्टरोमा च बभूवाश्राविलेक्षणः ॥
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights how contact with the divine or the extraordinary can transform a place and the hearts of the wise: true spiritual wonder (adbhuta) evokes reverence, joy, and devotional emotion rather than skepticism or pride.
Celestial beings (Siddhas and Cāraṇas) rejoice and beautify a mountain region; the locale becomes lively again with elephants and many birds. The sages witness this inconceivable marvel and respond with amazement, goosebumps, and tears of joy.