Shloka 35
Arjuna meets the Lokapālas, is tested by Indra, and is led to Amarāvatī for astra-śikṣā
Indraloka-gamana
सिसृक्षुः शिशिराण्येव दक्षिणां भजते दिशम् | ततः सर्वाणि भूतानि कालो< भ्यच्छति शैशिर:
sisṛkṣuḥ śiśirāṇy eva dakṣiṇāṁ bhajate diśam | tataḥ sarvāṇi bhūtāni kālo 'bhyacchati śaiśiraḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana dit : «Lorsque le Soleil veut faire naître la saison du froid, il se tourne vers le quartier du sud. Alors le temps hivernal s’étend sur tous les êtres, et le toucher de l’hiver se fait sentir dans toute la création.»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents seasonal change as an expression of kāla (Time) operating through the Sun’s course. It highlights a dharmic vision of nature: all beings are subject to orderly cycles that sustain the world, reminding humans to live with awareness of cosmic rhythms rather than imagining absolute control.
Vaiśampāyana explains that when the Sun turns toward the southern direction (a marker of the Sun’s southern course), the wintry season manifests and its influence spreads over all creatures. The passage situates human experience of cold within a broader cosmological account of the Sun’s movement and Time’s power.