Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 25
Śatarudrīya-prabhāva and Rudra’s Supremacy (शतरुद्रीयप्रभावः)
गिरिस्रवाभि: सर्वाभि: पृष्ठतो5नुगता शुभा । पुष्पवृष्टयाभिवर्षन्ती गन्धैर्बहुविधैस्तथा । सेवन्ती हिमवत् पार्श्व हरपार्श्वमुपागमत्
girisravābhiḥ sarvābhiḥ pṛṣṭhato 'nugatā śubhā | puṣpavṛṣṭyābhivarṣantī gandhair bahuvidhais tathā | sevantī himavat-pārśvaṃ hara-pārśvam upāgamat ||
Sinabi ni Nārada: Ang mapalad na si Pārvatī ay sumulong, at ang lahat ng batis ng bundok ay sumunod sa kanyang likuran. Nagpapaulan siya ng mga bulaklak at nagkakalat ng sari-saring halimuyak habang lumalapit kay Hara (Śiva). Sa gilid mismo ng Himavat siya dumaan, hanggang marating ang tabi ng Panginoon.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights reverent approach to the divine: auspicious conduct, purity, and offering (symbolized by flowers and fragrance) accompany one who seeks the Lord. Nature itself is portrayed as participating in devotion, suggesting that dharmic harmony includes aligning one’s surroundings, senses, and intentions toward sacred presence.
Nārada describes Pārvatī moving toward Śiva (Hara). As she proceeds along the flank of Himavat, mountain-streams follow behind her, while she showers flowers and diffuses varied fragrances, culminating in her arrival at Śiva’s side.