Shloka 126
अर्जुनस्य शीघ्रप्रयाणं भीम-शकुनियुद्धं च
Arjuna’s Rapid Advance and the Bhīma–Śakuni Encounter
सिद्धचारणसंघाश्न सम्पेतुस्ते समन््ततः । चिन्तयन्तो भवेदद्य लोकानां स्वस्त्यपीति च,सिद्धों और चारणोंके समुदाय सब ओरसे वहाँ आ पहुँचे और यह चिन्तन करने लगे कि “आज सम्पूर्ण जगत्का कल्याण हो”
siddhacāraṇasaṅghāś ca sampetuste samantataḥ | cintayanto bhaved adya lokānāṃ svasty apīti ca ||
Sañjaya said: Companies of Siddhas and Cāraṇas gathered there from every side. Reflecting together, they wished, “May there be well-being for all the worlds today.” In the midst of war’s violence, the verse frames a counter-current of auspicious intention—celestial witnesses turning their thought toward universal welfare rather than partisan victory.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid a destructive conflict, the highest ethical orientation is not mere triumph but the welfare (svasti) of all beings. The Siddhas and Cāraṇas embody an ideal of auspicious, universal-minded intention that stands above factional hatred.
Sañjaya reports that celestial groups—Siddhas and Cāraṇas—arrive from all directions at the scene and, as witnesses, contemplate and express a wish that the day may bring well-being to all the worlds.