Shloka 4
धनंजयस्य आश्वासनम्
Dhanaṃjaya’s Reassurance and the Opening Engagement
तद् देवयक्षगन्धर्वमहोरगसमाकुलम् । शुशुभे5 भ्रविनिर्मुक्त ग्रहाणामिव मण्डलम्
tad devayakṣagandharvamahoragasamākulam | śuśubhe ’bhravinirmuktaṃ grahāṇām iva maṇḍalam ||
அப்போது தேவர்கள், யக்ஷர்கள், கந்தர்வர்கள், பெருநாகர்கள் (விமானங்களில்) நிறைந்து, அங்குள்ள வானம் மேகமூடல் நீங்கிய கிரகமண்டலம் போல ஒளிர்ந்து அழகுற்றது.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a Mahābhārata motif: when decisive moments connected with dharma arise, the world becomes a stage observed by higher beings. The imagery suggests that moral and fateful actions resonate beyond human society, aligning with a larger cosmic order.
Vaiśampāyana describes the sky at that moment as filled with devas, yakṣas, gandharvas, and great nāgas, making it shine like a cloudless planetary sphere—an elevated, omen-like description indicating an extraordinary event drawing celestial attention.