Shloka 61
Indratīrtha–Ādityatīrtha: Balarāma’s Ritual Bathing, Dāna, and Sacred-Historical Recollections
पुष्पाणां भरतश्रेष्ठ दिव्यानां पुण्यगन्धिनाम् । देवदुन्दुभयश्चापि नेदुस्तत्र महास्वना:
puṣpāṇāṃ bharataśreṣṭha divyānāṃ puṇyagandhinām | devadundubhayaś cāpi nedus tatra mahāsvanāḥ ||
ویشَمپاین نے کہا—اے بھرت شریشٹھ! وہاں پاکیزہ خوشبو والے دیوی پھولوں کی بارش ہوئی، اور وہیں عظیم گرج کے ساتھ دیوی نقارے (دیو دُندُبھیاں) بھی بج اٹھے۔
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the Mahābhārata motif that actions of great moral and historical weight are not merely human events: they are witnessed and, at times, marked by cosmic signs. Such omens suggest that dharma and karma operate on a scale larger than personal victory or defeat.
In the midst of the Shalya Parva’s war narrative, Vaiśampāyana describes a moment being honored by supernatural portents: heavenly flowers fall and divine drums thunder. This is a conventional epic signal that a significant deed or turning point has just taken place and is being acknowledged by higher beings.