Shloka 27
सदोपस्पर्शनाच्चास्य बभूवुरमितौजस: । विद्युदम्भोरुहनिभा जटास्तस्य महात्मन:,अमित तेजस्वी महात्मा अर्जुनके सिरकी जटाएँ नित्य स्नान करनेके कारण विद्युत् और कमलोंके समान हो गयी थीं
sadopasparśanāc cāsya babhūvur amitaujasaḥ | vidyud-ambhoruha-nibhā jaṭās tasya mahātmanaḥ ||
Karena ia senantiasa melakukan penyucian diri dengan mandi ritual, gimbal rambut sang mahātmā yang berdaya tak terukur itu tampak laksana kilat dan tangkai teratai—tanda kemurnian laku tapa yang membentuk bahkan rupa lahir seorang pahlawan.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Regular purification and disciplined observance (nitya upasparśana) are presented as outward signs of inner restraint; the hero’s power is harmonized with ascetic purity, suggesting that strength in dharma is sustained by self-control and ritual-ethical discipline.
The narrator describes the great-souled warrior’s appearance during a period of disciplined practice: through continual ablutions his matted locks take on a radiant, auspicious likeness—compared to lightning and lotus—marking him as both powerful and purified.