Mahabharata 1.210.4 — Adi Parva, Adhyaya 210, Shloka 4
प्रभासे कृष्णार्जुनसमागमः तथा द्वारकाप्रवेशः | Kṛṣṇa–Arjuna Meeting at Prabhāsa and Entry into Dvārakā
तत्र देवो महादेवस्तत्राग्निर्वायुना सह । चन्द्रादित्यौ च शक्रश्न पारमेष्ठयास्तथर्षय:
tatra devo mahādevas tatrāgnir vāyunā saha | candrādityau ca śakraś ca pārameṣṭhyās tatharṣayaḥ ||
நாரதர் கூறினார்—அங்கே மகாதேவர் இருந்தார்; வாயுவுடன் அக்னிதேவரும் இருந்தார்; சந்திரன், சூரியன், இந்திரன், மேலும் பரமேஷ்டி (பிரம்மா) தொடர்புடைய ரிஷிகளும் அங்கே இருந்தனர்.
नारद उवाच
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When adharma becomes destructive, restoration of order should proceed through truthful reporting, collective deliberation, and a dharmic decision by legitimate authorities—showing that justice is grounded in discernment and responsibility, not mere anger.
Nārada lists the major deities and Brahmā-connected sages who have assembled. In the surrounding episode, they approach Brahmā to report the atrocities of Sunda and Upasunda and to prompt a righteous solution for their downfall.
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