Shloka 183
पितृयज्ञे नारायणतत्त्वम् — The Nārāyaṇa Grounding of Ancestral Offerings
सम्भ्रान्तमनसो राजन्नासन् परमविस्मिता: । वे अपने शब्दसे सम्पूर्ण आकाशको पूर्ण-सा कर रहे थे। राजन! उन्हें सहसा आते देख सम्पूर्ण अप्सराएँ मन ही-मन घबरा उठीं और अत्यन्त आश्चर्यमें पड़ गयीं
sambhrāntamanaso rājann āsan paramavismitāḥ | te svaiḥ śabdaiḥ sampūrṇam ākāśaṃ pūrṇaṃ iva kurvantaḥ | rājan! tān sahasā āgatān dṛṣṭvā samastā apsarāḥ manasā sambhrāntāḥ paramavismaye papatuḥ ||
शुक उवाच—राजन्, सम्भ्रान्तमनसोऽभवन् परमविस्मिताश्च ते। स्वशब्दैः खमिव सर्वं परिपूरयन्त इवाभवन्। राजन्, तान् सहसाऽऽगतान् दृष्ट्वा सर्वा अप्सरसः अन्तर्मनसा त्रस्ताः परमं विस्मयं जग्मुः॥
शुक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how sudden, overwhelming phenomena can unsettle even celestial beings, illustrating the mind’s vulnerability to surprise and the natural rise of fear and wonder; it implicitly points to the value of steadiness (dhairya) and inner composure amid extraordinary events.
Śuka describes a sudden arrival accompanied by powerful sound that seems to fill the sky; upon seeing them appear all at once, the Apsarases become mentally agitated and intensely astonished.