Shloka 20
Adhyāya 6: Pañca-mahābhūta–guṇa-nirdeśa and Sudarśana-dvīpa
Five Elements, Sensory Qualities, and a Cosmographic Island
तुम्बुरुनरिदश्चैव विश्वावसुर्हहा हुहू: । अभिगम्यामरश्रेष्ठांस्तुष्टवुर्विविधै: स्तवैः
tumburur nāradaś caiva viśvāvasur hahā huhūḥ | abhigamyāmaraśreṣṭhāṁs tuṣṭuvur vividhaiḥ stavaiḥ ||
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: Pagkaraan, sina Tumburu, Nārada, Viśvāvasu, at ang mga Gandharva na sina Hahā at Huhū ay lumapit sa pinakadakila sa mga diyos at nagpuri sa mga banal na panginoong iyon sa pamamagitan ng iba’t ibang himno.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights stuti (reverent praise) as a dharmic response to divine authority: honoring the higher order through hymns and humility, especially at moments of great consequence.
Celestial musicians and a divine sage—Tumburu, Nārada, Viśvāvasu, Hahā, and Huhū—approach the chief gods and offer varied hymns, marking a heavenly acknowledgment of the unfolding events.