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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 ||

Vaiśampāyana nói: “Hỡi bậc tối thượng trong dòng Bharata, mưa hoa thiên giới, tỏa hương thơm thanh tịnh, đã rải xuống; và ngay tại đó, những trống trời (devadundubhi) cũng vang lên, rền rĩ như sấm lớn.” Cảnh tượng ấy báo hiệu một sự chuẩn thuận trang nghiêm từ cõi khác, như thể toàn vũ trụ đang làm chứng cho sức nặng đạo lý của điều vừa xảy ra.

पुष्पाणाम्of flowers
पुष्पाणाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपुष्प
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
भरतश्रेष्ठO best of the Bharatas
भरतश्रेष्ठ:
TypeNoun
Rootभरत-श्रेष्ठ
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
दिव्यानाम्divine
दिव्यानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootदिव्य
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
पुण्यगन्धिनाम्having holy/fragrant scent
पुण्यगन्धिनाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootपुण्य-गन्धिन्
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
देवदुन्दुभयःdivine kettledrums
देवदुन्दुभयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेव-दुन्दुभि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अपिalso
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
नेदुःresounded/roared
नेदुः:
TypeVerb
Rootनद्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
महास्वनाःloud-sounding, of great sound
महास्वनाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहा-स्वन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
B
Bharata (dynastic epithet in 'bharataśreṣṭha')
C
celestial flowers (divyāni puṣpāṇi)
D
divine drums (devadundubhi)

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.