Shloka 54
Adhyāya 123 — Droṇa’s Pedagogy: Arjuna’s Preeminence, Ekalavya’s Self-Training, and the Bhāsa-Lakṣya Trial
तथा महर्षयश्चापि जेपुस्तत्र समन््ततः । गन्धर्वें: सहित: श्रीमान् प्रागायत च तुम्बुरु:
tathā maharṣayaś cāpi jepus tatra samantataḥ | gandharvaiḥ sahitaḥ śrīmān prāgāyat ca tumburuḥ ||
اسی طرح مہارشی بھی وہاں چاروں طرف کھڑے ہو کر مبارک و مسعود منتروں کا جپ کرنے لگے۔ اور گندھرووں کے ساتھ شریمان تُنبُرو نے شیریں آواز میں گانا شروع کیا۔
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how sacred sound—mantra-recitation by seers and harmonious music by Gandharvas—creates an auspicious, dharmic setting. It suggests that important events are ideally framed by sanctifying practices that elevate intention and restrain disorder.
Seers standing around begin chanting auspicious mantras, while Tumburu, accompanied by Gandharvas, starts singing melodiously, marking the occasion with ritual recitation and celestial music.