Shloka 20
अर्जुनस्य निवातकवचवधाय नियोगः
Arjuna’s commissioning for the Nivātakavacas
अनुज्ञातस्तदा तेन कृत्वा चापि प्रदक्षिणम् । आगच्छदर्जुन: प्रीतः प्रह्ृष्टो गन्धमादनम्
anujñātas tadā tena kṛtvā cāpi pradakṣiṇam | āgacchad arjunaḥ prītaḥ prahṛṣṭo gandhamādanam ||
Vaiśampāyana sprach: Nachdem er von ihm die Erlaubnis erhalten und zudem eine ehrerbietige Umkreisung vollzogen hatte, brach Arjuna—froh und von Freude erfüllt—auf und gelangte nach Gandhamādana.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when one has achieved one’s immediate aim (permission to depart), dharmic conduct requires gratitude and reverence—shown here through pradakṣiṇā—before continuing one’s mission.
After being granted leave by a respected figure (implied by 'tena'), Arjuna performs a respectful circumambulation and then proceeds, joyful and encouraged, toward the Gandhamādana region.