Shloka 153
Mahāvasu’s Fall by Speech-Error and Release through Devotion (अज-विवादः वसोः शापः विमोचनं च)
हाहा हूृह्श्न गन्धर्वो तुष्ठवुः शुकसम्भवम् | गन्धर्व गाने और अप्सराएँ नृत्य करने लगीं। देवताओंकी दुंदुभियाँ बड़े जोर-जोरसे बज उठीं। विश्वावसु
hāhā hūhūś ca gandharvāḥ tuṣṭuvuḥ śukasambhavam | gandharvagāne apsarasaś ca nṛtyituṃ pravavṛtuḥ | devānāṃ dundubhayo mahāsvanena nināduḥ | viśvāvasuḥ tumburuḥ nāradaḥ hāhā hūhūś ca śukadevasya janma-mahotsave stutim agāyan |
Sinabi ni Bhishma: “Ang mga Gandharva—kabilang sina Hāhā at Hūhū—ay umawit ng papuri sa pagsilang ni Śuka. Habang tumataas ang kanilang awit, nagsimulang sumayaw ang mga Apsaras, at umalingawngaw nang malakas ang mga dundubhi, ang mga tambol ng mga diyos. Sina Viśvāvasu, Tumburu, Nārada, at ang mga Gandharva tulad nina Hāhā at Hūhū ay umawit ng mga mapalad na pagbati sa pagdating ni Śukadeva.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the auspiciousness of a great sage’s advent: when a being destined for spiritual realization is born, the cosmos responds with harmony—music, dance, and divine acclaim—signaling that renunciation and wisdom are themselves celebrated as a form of dharma.
Bhishma describes a celestial celebration at Śukadeva’s birth: Gandharvas (including Hāhā and Hūhū) sing praises, Apsarases dance, the gods’ drums resound, and renowned celestial musicians like Viśvāvasu, Tumburu, and Nārada offer congratulatory hymns.