Shloka 6
Adhyāya 123 — Droṇa’s Pedagogy: Arjuna’s Preeminence, Ekalavya’s Self-Training, and the Bhāsa-Lakṣya Trial
ऐन्द्रे चन्द्रसमायुक्ते मुहूर्तेडभिजितेडष्टमे । दिवामध्यगते सूर्य तिथौ पूर्णेडतिपूजिते
aīndre candrasamāyukte muhūrte ’bhijiti ’ṣṭame | divāmadhyagate sūrye tithau pūrṇe ’tipūjite ||
Kemudian, pada saat yang amat mujur—ketika Bulan berada pada asterisme yang berhubungan dengan Indra, ketika muhūrta kedelapan bernama Abhijit sedang berlangsung, ketika Matahari berada di tengah hari, dan ketika tithi Pūrṇā yang sangat dimuliakan sedang berlaku—Kuntī Devī melahirkan seorang putra unggul, termasyhur besar.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the epic motif that major figures arise under marked auspicious signs, suggesting a moral universe where destiny and divine sanction frame human life; it prepares the listener to treat the newborn’s future role as significant and ethically consequential.
Vaiśampāyana describes the precise auspicious calendrical conditions at the time Kuntī gives birth to an illustrious son, and notes that immediately upon the birth a divine voice (ākāśavāṇī) is heard, foreshadowing the child’s importance.