Shloka 45
धृतराष्ट्र–संजय संवादः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Sañjaya on Arjuna’s Indraloka report and the political consequences
अर्जुन उवाच शृणु सत्यं वरारोहे यत् त्वां वक्ष्याम्यनिन्दिते । शण्वन्तु मे दिशश्वैव विदिशश्व॒ सदेवता:,अर्जुनने कहा--वरारोहे! अनिन्दिते! मैं तुमसे जो कुछ कहता हूँ, मेरे उस सत्य वचनको सुनो। ये दिशा, विदिशा तथा उनकी अधिष्ठात्री देवियाँ भी सुन लें
arjuna uvāca: śṛṇu satyaṃ varārohe yat tvāṃ vakṣyāmy anindite | śṛṇvantu me diśaś caiva vidiśaś ca sa-devatāḥ ||
Arjuna said: “Listen to the truth, O fair-hipped one, O blameless lady—hear what I am about to tell you. Let the directions and the intermediate quarters as well, together with their presiding deities, bear witness to my truthful words.”
अर्जुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds satya (truthfulness) as a dharmic act: Arjuna frames his forthcoming statement as truth and calls the cosmic order—directions and their presiding deities—as witnesses, emphasizing accountability and moral seriousness in speech.
Arjuna addresses a woman respectfully with epithets (“varārohe,” “anindite”) and prepares to disclose something important. To underscore sincerity, he invokes the directions and their deities as hearers/witnesses to his words.