Shloka 24
Śānti Parva, Adhyāya 52 — Bhīṣma’s Humility Before Kṛṣṇa and the Granting of Boons
वादित्राणि च सर्वाणि जगुश्नप्सरसां गणा: । न चाहितमनिष्टं च किज्वित्तत्र प्रदृश्यते,सब प्रकारके बाजे बजने लगे, अप्सराओंके समुदाय गीत गाने लगे। वहाँ कुछ भी ऐसा नहीं देखा जाता था जो अहितकर और अनिष्टकारक हो
vaiśampāyana uvāca | vāditrāṇi ca sarvāṇi jaguḥ apsarasāṃ gaṇāḥ | na cāhitam aniṣṭaṃ ca kiñcit tatra pradṛśyate ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: “Umalingawngaw ang lahat ng kasangkapang pangmusika, at umawit ang mga pangkat ng Apsaras. Sa pook na iyon, wala ni anumang nakikitang nakapipinsala o masamang pangitain.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical ideal of an environment free from harm (ahita) and inauspiciousness (aniṣṭa): a dharmic space is marked not merely by pleasure or beauty, but by the absence of anything that causes injury, fear, or moral disturbance.
Vaiśampāyana describes a celebratory, celestial atmosphere: instruments are being played and Apsarases sing in groups, while the setting is portrayed as wholly auspicious—nothing harmful or ill-omened is visible there.