Shloka 28
तथैव सूतै: सह मागधैश्न नान्दीवाद्या: पणवास्तूर्यवाद्या: । पुराद् विराटस्य महाबलस्य प्रत्युद्ययु: पुत्रमनन्तवीर्यम्
tathaiva sūtaiḥ saha māgadhaiś ca nāndīvādyāḥ paṇavās tūryavādyāḥ | purād virāṭasya mahābalasya pratyudyayuḥ putram anantavīryam ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Gayon din, kasama ang mga sūta at mga Māgadha, at may mga tugtuging mapalad—mga paṇava at iba pang tunog ng tūrya—lumabas mula sa lungsod ng makapangyarihang Haring Virāṭa ang mga tao upang salubungin ang kanyang anak na si Uttara, na sinasabing walang hanggan ang tapang.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic social order expressed through proper royal etiquette: honoring leadership publicly, using auspicious rites and communal participation to affirm stability, respect, and collective responsibility.
Citizens of Virāṭa’s city—along with court bards and heralds—go out with ceremonial music to welcome Virāṭa’s son Uttara, marking a formal reception and a public celebration of the prince.