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Shloka 153

नारायणीयमाख्यानम् (Nārāyaṇīyam Ākhyānam) — Nārada’s Return and Hymnic Consolidation

आसीत्‌ किल महाराज शुकाभिपतने तदा । महाराज! देवता

āsīt kila mahārāja śukābhipatane tadā | mahārāja! devatā gandharva ṛṣi yakṣa rākṣasa ca vidyādharaś ca tān apūjayan | tataḥ śukadevasya ūrdhvaṃ samutthitasya teṣāṃ divyapuṣpavṛṣṭyā sarvato gaganaṃ samantāc chāditam abhavat |

Bhishma nói: “Tâu Đại vương, người ta kể rằng khi ấy, lúc Śuka sắp rời đi, chư thiên, Gandharva, các bậc hiền triết, Yakṣa, Rākṣasa và Vidyādhara đều làm lễ tôn thờ Ngài. Và khi Śukadeva từ nơi ấy bay vút lên cao, mưa hoa trời do họ dâng cúng rơi xuống khắp chốn, khiến bầu trời bốn phương như được phủ kín.”

आसीत्was/existed
आसीत्:
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
Formलङ् (Imperfect), 3, Singular
किलindeed/it is said
किल:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकिल
महाराजO great king
महाराज:
TypeNoun
Rootमहाराज (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
शुकof Śuka
शुक:
TypeNoun
Rootशुक (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
अभिपतनेat the descent/arrival
अभिपतने:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअभिपतन (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
तदाthen/at that time
तदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma
M
Mahārāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)
Ś
Śuka (Śukadeva)
D
Devatās
G
Gandharvas
Ṛṣis
Y
Yakṣas
R
Rākṣasas
V
Vidyādharas
D
Divine flowers
S
Sky (gagana)

Educational Q&A

True spiritual attainment commands reverence beyond social or worldly rank: even diverse celestial orders honor the realized sage. The shower of divine flowers symbolizes recognition of inner purity, renunciation, and steadfast dharma.

Bhishma recounts a traditional episode: as Śukadeva departs by rising upward, gods and other celestial beings worship him and offer celestial flowers, whose shower fills and covers the sky in all directions.