But it blazed in its own light begotten of virtue and ascetic merit. And those brilliant regions that are seen from the earth in the form of stars. Like lamps, too small on account of the distance, though very large, were seen in their own spheres, by the son of Pandu full of beauty and brilliance and shinning in their native splendour. (There he saw) royal sages of accomplished piety, heroes who had been slain in battle.
स्वयैव प्रभया तत्र द्योतन्ते पुण्यलब्धया। तारारूपाणि यानीह दृश्यन्ते द्युतिमन्ति वै॥ दीपवद् विप्रकृष्टत्वात् तनूनि सुमहान्त्यपि। तानि तत्र प्रभास्वन्ति रूपवन्ति च पाण्डवः॥ ददर्श स्वेषु धिष्ण्येषु दीप्तिमन्तः स्वयार्चिषा। तत्र राजर्षयः सिद्धा वीराश्च निहता युधि॥