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माननीय नरेश! इन्द्रका यह वचन सुनकर समस्त प्राणी विस्मित हो गये और हर्षमें भरकर श्रीकृष्ण और अर्जुनकी प्रशंसा करने लगे। साथ ही उन दोनोंके ऊपर उन्होंने दिव्य सुगन्धित फूलोंकी वर्षा की। देवताओंने नाना प्रकारके दिव्य बाजे बजाने आरम्भ कर दिये ।।
sañjaya uvāca | mānanīya nareśa! indrasya idaṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā samastāḥ prāṇino vismitā abhavan, harṣeṇa ca pūrṇāḥ santaḥ śrīkṛṣṇaṃ ca arjunaṃ ca praśaṃsitum ārabdhavantaḥ | sahaiva ca tayor upari divyaiḥ sugandhibhiḥ puṣpaiḥ vṛṣṭim avarṣayan | devā nānāvidhān divyān vādyān vādayitum ārabdhavantaḥ || didṛkṣavaḥ śāpratimaṃ dvairathaṃ narasiṃhayoḥ | devadānavagandharvāḥ sarva evāvatasthire ||
三阇耶说道：“噢可敬的大王，因陀罗之言一出，诸有情众皆惊异不已。众生满怀欢喜，开始赞颂圣克里希那与阿周那，并向二人洒下芬芳的天花。诸神随即奏起种种天界乐器。渴望目睹那两位狮子般英雄之间无双的战车决斗——其威势骇人，宛如诅咒——一切天神、达那婆与乾闼婆都站在那里作观者。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage frames righteous heroism as accountable before a cosmic moral order: even in war, valor and purpose are publicly weighed, and worthy conduct draws honor. The presence of gods and celestial beings underscores that actions in battle are not merely personal or political, but ethically significant and witnessed by the universe.
After Indra’s words are heard, beings rejoice and praise Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna, showering them with divine flowers while celestial music plays. Then gods, dānavas, and gandharvas gather to watch the extraordinary chariot-duel between the two great champions—Karna and Arjuna.