Shloka 33
Arjuna meets the Lokapālas, is tested by Indra, and is led to Amarāvatī for astra-śikṣā
Indraloka-gamana
एवमेतं त्वतिक्रम्प महामेरुमतन्द्रित: । भावयन् सर्वभूतानि पुनर्गच्छति मन्दरम्,“इस तरह आलस्यरहित हो इस महामेरुका उल्लंघन करके समस्त प्राणियोंका पोषण करते हुए वे पुनः मन्दराचलको चले जाते हैं। उसी प्रकार अन्धकारनाशक भगवान् सूर्य अपनी किरणोंसे सम्पूर्ण जगत्का पालन करते हुए इस बाधारहित मार्गपर सदा चक्कर लगाते रहते हैं
evaṃ etaṃ tv atikrampya mahāmerum atandritaḥ | bhāvayan sarvabhūtāni punar gacchati mandaram ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “Thus, having diligently crossed over that great Meru, he returns again to Mandara, sustaining all living beings. In the same way, the Sun—destroyer of darkness—nourishes the entire world with his rays and continually moves along this unobstructed path.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच