Shloka 13
Śatarudrīya-prabhāva and Rudra’s Supremacy (शतरुद्रीयप्रभावः)
दृष्टवा मुनिगणस्यासीत् परा प्रीतिर्जनार्दन । माधव! वह अनुपम पर्वत भ्रमरोंके गीतोंसे अत्यन्त सुशोभित हो रहा था। जनार्दन! वह स्थान अत्यन्त भयंकर होनेपर भी महान् उत्सवसे सम्पन्न-सा प्रतीत होता था। उसे देखकर मुनियोंके समुदायको बड़ी प्रसन्नता हुई ।।
nārada uvāca | dṛṣṭvā munigaṇasyāsīt parā prītir janārdana | mādhava! sa anupamaḥ parvataḥ bhramarāṇāṃ gītaiḥ atyantaṃ suśobhitaḥ babhūva | janārdana! tat sthānam atyanta-bhayaṅkaraṃ sat api mahotsava-sampannaṃ iva pratīyate sma | taṃ dṛṣṭvā munīnāṃ samūhasya mahān harṣaḥ samajāyata || mahābhāgā munayaḥ siddhāś caiva ūrdhvaretaś ca | marutaḥ sarve mahābhūtāś ca tatraiva āsan samāgatāḥ | vasavaḥ sādhyāḥ indra-sahitā viśve-devāḥ yakṣā nāgāḥ piśācāḥ lokapālāḥ agniḥ sarvāṇi vāyavaś ca pradhāna-bhūtāni ca tatra samāgatāni ||
那罗陀说道：“噢，阇那尔陀那！当圣仙们的会众见到此景时，便生起无上的欢喜。噢，摩陀婆！那无与伦比的山岳因群蜂之歌而愈发瑰丽。噢，阇那尔陀那！此地虽极其可怖，却仿佛具足盛大庆典的辉煌。见此，仙众大为欣悦。 在那里，福德具足的圣仙、悉地者，以及坚守梵行的苦行者齐集；风神众（Maruts）与诸大元素之力亦在场。八位天神（Vasus）、萨提耶众（Sādhyas）、与因陀罗同来的一切天神众（Viśvedevas），以及夜叉与龙族（Nāgas）、毗舍遮（Piśācas）、诸方护世者、火神阿耆尼（Agni）、一切风，以及主要的元素众生——都聚集于彼处。”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights how a place that appears outwardly fearsome can, in a dharmic and sacred context, be experienced as auspicious and celebratory. It also underscores the Mahābhārata’s vision of cosmic harmony: sages, gods, elemental powers, and various beings converge around sanctity and tapas (ascetic power), suggesting that spiritual merit draws the whole cosmos into ordered presence.
Nārada describes to Janārdana/Mādhava a remarkable mountain-site. The sages, delighted by its beauty (notably the bees’ song), perceive it as festival-like despite its terrifying aspect. Then Nārada lists the vast assembly present there—sages and Siddhas, celibate ascetics, the Maruts, major divine classes (Vasus, Sādhyas, Viśvedevas with Indra), and other beings (Yakṣas, Nāgas, Piśācas), along with the directional guardians, Agni, winds, and elemental powers.