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 |
毗湿摩说道：“大王啊，据说当时舒迦将要离去之际，诸天、乾闼婆、诸仙、夜叉、罗刹与持明者（Vidyādhara）皆以供奉礼敬之。及至舒迦提婆自彼处腾空上升，他们所献的天花如雨纷落，遍洒四方，使得四面天空仿佛尽被花云覆盖。”
भीष्म उवाच
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.