Mahabharata 9.14.206 — Shalya Parva, Adhyaya 14, Shloka 206
Adhyāya 14: Śalya’s Missile-Pressure and the Pāṇḍava Convergence (शल्यस्य शरवर्षम्)
विधूमो दृश्यते राजंस्तथा पार्थो धनंजय: । राजन्! जैसे चराचर जगत्को दग्ध करके भगवान् अग्निदेव धूमरहित देखे जाते हैं, उसी प्रकार कुन्तीकुमार अर्जुन भी देदीप्यमान हो रहे थे
vidhūmo dṛśyate rājan tathā pārtho dhanañjayaḥ | rājan! yathā carācarajagat dagdhvā bhagavān agnidevaḥ dhūmarahitaḥ dṛśyate, tathā kuntīkumāra arjuno 'pi dedīpyamāna āsīt |
قال سنجيا: «أيها الملك، كان دهننجيا—أرجونا ابن بريثا—يُرى متوهّجًا بلا دخان. وكما يُرى الإله أغني، ربّ النار، بعد أن أحرق العالم كلَّه، المتحرّك والساكن، بلا دخان؛ كذلك كان أرجونا يسطع بإشعاعٍ صافٍ مُلتهم.»
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The verse uses Agni as a moral-psychological image: when power is aligned with a clear purpose, it appears ‘smokeless’—pure, unobstructed, and awe-inspiring. Arjuna’s radiance signifies focused valor and righteous resolve in the midst of war.
Sanjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Arjuna is visibly blazing on the battlefield. He compares Arjuna’s appearance to the Fire-god who, after consuming the world, is seen without smoke—emphasizing Arjuna’s overwhelming, purified martial energy.
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