Shloka 41
Sūrya-stava: Dhaumya’s Counsel and the Aṣṭaśata-nāma of Sūrya
त्रयस्त्रिंशच्च वै देवास्तथा वैमानिका गणा: । सोपेन्द्रा: समहेन्द्राश्न॒ त्वामिष्टवा सिद्धिमागता:,तैंतीसः देवता एवं विमानचारी सिद्धगण भी उपेन्द्र तथा महेन्द्रसाहित आपकी आराधना करके सिद्धिको प्राप्त हुए हैं
trayastrīṁśac ca vai devās tathā vaimānikā gaṇāḥ | sopendrāḥ samaheन्द्रāś ca tvām iṣṭvā siddhim āgatāḥ ||
Ba mươi ba vị thần, cùng các đoàn thiên chúng du hành trên không trung—kể cả Upendra và cả Mahendra—đã thờ phụng Ngài, và nhờ sự thờ phụng ấy mà đạt được thành tựu (siddhi).
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes that sincere worship and reverence toward the worthy (here addressed as “you”) is a direct means to siddhi—true attainment—so powerful that even the highest gods are described as achieving perfection through it.
Yudhiṣṭhira is offering exalted praise, stating that the thirty-three gods and celestial hosts, along with Upendra and Indra, have worshipped the addressed figure and attained siddhi—thereby magnifying that figure’s spiritual eminence and the efficacy of devotion.