Mahabharata — Vana Parva, Shloka 7
Arjuna meets the Lokapālas, is tested by Indra, and is led to Amarāvatī for astra-śikṣā
Indraloka-gamana
अतश्रोद्यन्तमादित्यमुपतिष्ठन्ति वै प्रजा: । ऋषयश्नापि धर्मज्ञा: सिद्धा: साध्याश्व देवता:
ataś chrodyantam ādityam upatiṣṭhanti vai prajāḥ | ṛṣayaś cāpi dharmajñāḥ siddhāḥ sādhyāś ca devatāḥ ||
इसी कारण उदित होते हुए आदित्य (सूर्य) की समस्त प्रजा उपासना करती है; धर्मज्ञ ऋषि, सिद्ध तथा साध्य देवता भी श्रद्धापूर्वक उपस्थित रहते हैं।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents sunrise as a daily reaffirmation of dharma and cosmic order: even sages and celestial beings honor the rising Sun, implying that disciplined reverence and gratitude for sustaining forces is itself a righteous practice.
Vaiśampāyana states that at the Sun’s rising, all beings—along with dharma-knowing ṛṣis, Siddhas, and Sādhya deities—stand in worshipful attendance, highlighting the universal sanctity of the Sun’s daily ascent.