Shloka 21
Book 3, Āraṇyaka-parva — Adhyāya 19: Pradyumna’s Reproach of Withdrawal and the Ethics of Kṣātra Reputation
ततो देवगणाः: सर्वे सेन्द्रा: सहधनेश्वरा: । नारदं प्रेषयामासु: श्वसनं च मनोजवम्,तब इन्द्र और कुबेरसहित सम्पूर्ण देवताओंने देवर्षि नारद तथा मनके समान वेगवाले वायुदेवको भेजा
tato devagaṇāḥ sarve sendrāḥ sahadhaneśvarāḥ | nāradaṃ preṣayāmāsuḥ śvasanaṃ ca manojavam ||
Pagkaraan, ang lahat ng hukbo ng mga diyos—kasama si Indra at si Dhaneśvara (Kubera)—ay nagsugo sa banal na pantas na si Nārada, at gayundin kay Vāyu, na kasingbilis ng isip.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that safeguarding dharma is a collective responsibility even for the gods, who employ appropriate instruments—insightful counsel (Nārada) and decisive power or momentum (Vāyu)—to guide events toward order and righteousness.
After a significant development, the assembled gods, including Indra and Kubera, decide to send Nārada and the swift Wind-god as emissaries, indicating divine attention and an impending intervention or message within the episode.