Svargārohaṇa-parva, Adhyāya 4 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Vision of the Celestial Assembly
Recognition and Explanation
अथापरमस्मिन्नुद्देशे मरुद्गणवृतं विभुम् । भीमसेनमथापश्यत् तेनैव वपुषान्वितम्
athāparam asminn uddeśe marudgaṇavṛtaṃ vibhum | bhīmasenam athāpaśyat tenaiva vapuṣānvitam ||
随后,在那天界的另一处,他见到大力的毗摩塞那,四周为摩鲁特众所环绕,仍保有昔日可辨的形体。其光辉殊胜,已得上乘成就;毗摩现于风神随从之中,昭示坚忍之力与依正法而行,终将结得最后的果报。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
The verse underscores karmic fruition and divine acknowledgment: a life of steadfast strength aligned with dharma culminates in honored recognition in the celestial order, where the hero is seen radiant and surrounded by divine beings.
The narrator describes the seer’s vision of Bhīma in a heavenly region: Bhīma appears in a divine setting, encircled by the Maruts, yet retaining a familiar bodily form, indicating his exalted status and attainment.