Shloka 113
प्रदक्षिणमकुर्वन्त तदा वै पाण्डुनन्दनम् | राजन! सम्पूर्ण दिशाएँ सब ओरसे निर्मल हो गयी थीं। नरेश्वर! नीलकण्ठ, सारस और क्रौंच पक्षी पाण्डुनन्दन अर्जुनको दाहिने रखते हुए जाने लगे
pradakṣiṇam akurvanta tadā vai pāṇḍunandanam | rājan! sampūrṇā diśaḥ sarvataḥ nirmalā abhavan | nareśvara! nīlakaṇṭha-sārasa-krauñca-pakṣiṇaḥ pāṇḍunandanam arjunam dakṣiṇe kṛtvā yayuḥ |
Sañjaya sprach: Da begannen die Wesen dort, den Sohn Pāṇḍus zu umschreiten. O König, die Himmelsrichtungen wurden ringsum völlig klar und rein. O Herr der Menschen, blaukehlige Vögel, Kraniche und Krauñca-Vögel zogen weiter und hielten Arjuna—den Sohn Pāṇḍus—zu ihrer Rechten; ein glückverheißendes Zeichen, das ihn als von günstigen Omina behütet zeigt, mitten in der moralischen Anspannung des Krieges.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the epic idea that righteous resolve is accompanied by auspicious signs: circumambulation and the right-side positioning (dakṣiṇa) signify honor, protection, and moral support for Arjuna even within the ethically fraught setting of war.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the surroundings became clear and favorable, and certain birds moved in an auspicious manner—circumambulating and proceeding with Arjuna kept to their right—functioning as omens that elevate Arjuna’s standing at that moment in the battle narrative.