Shloka 99
Kubera’s Fivefold Nīti and Protection of the Pāṇḍavas (वैश्रवणोपदेशः)
'भीमसेन! यहाँ सम तालसे गाते हुए गीतों तथा साममन्त्रोंका विविध स्वर सुनायी पड़ता है, जो सम्पूर्ण भूतोंके चित्तको आकर्षित करनेवाला है। यह परम पवित्र एवं कल्याणमयी देवनदी महागंगा हैं, इनका दर्शन करो ।। कलहंसगणैर्जुष्टामृषिकिन्नरसेविताम् । धातुभिश्न सरिद्धिश्न किन्नरैर्मुगपक्षिभि:
Vaiśampāyana uvāca: “Bhīmasena! iha sama-tālase gāteṣu gīteṣu tathā sāma-mantreṣu vividhaḥ svaraḥ śrūyate, yaḥ sarva-bhūta-citta-ākarṣaṇaḥ. eṣā paramapavitrā ca kalyāṇamayī devanadī Mahāgaṅgā; asyā darśanaṁ kuru. kala-haṁsa-gaṇair juṣṭām ṛṣi-kinnara-sevitām, dhātubhiḥ śobhitāṁ sarid-śreṣṭhāṁ kinnaraiḥ mṛga-pakṣibhiḥ …”
毗湿摩波耶那说：“毗摩塞那啊，此处可闻多样的音调——节拍匀整的歌声，以及《娑摩》圣歌（Sāman）诸般曲调；其乐声能摄取一切众生之心。汝当观此至净至吉的天河——伟大的恒河（Gaṅgā）；当受其达尔善（darśana）。群群野天鹅栖集其上，仙圣与紧那罗（Kinnara）常来侍奉；矿石之色点染其流，为诸河之最，又有紧那罗并诸兽群与飞鸟为之增辉。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents Gaṅgā-darśana as intrinsically purifying and welfare-bestowing, and it links sacred sound (Sāman chant, measured song) with the power to steady and attract the mind. Ethical emphasis falls on reverence for holy places and disciplined attention—approaching the sacred with receptivity rather than distraction.
Vaiśampāyana describes to Bhīma a wondrous riverscape where melodious songs and Sāman chants are heard. He identifies the river as the divine Mahāgaṅgā and urges Bhīma to behold her, depicting her as frequented by swans, sages, and Kinnaras and beautified by natural splendor.