Shloka 35
Arjuna meets the Lokapālas, is tested by Indra, and is led to Amarāvatī for astra-śikṣā
Indraloka-gamana
सिसृक्षुः शिशिराण्येव दक्षिणां भजते दिशम् | ततः सर्वाणि भूतानि कालो< भ्यच्छति शैशिर:
sisṛkṣuḥ śiśirāṇy eva dakṣiṇāṁ bhajate diśam | tataḥ sarvāṇi bhūtāni kālo 'bhyacchati śaiśiraḥ ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。「太陽が寒季を生じさせようとするとき、南の方角へと向かう。すると冬の時は万の生きものに及び、寒さの触れはあまねく造化に行き渡る。」
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents seasonal change as an expression of kāla (Time) operating through the Sun’s course. It highlights a dharmic vision of nature: all beings are subject to orderly cycles that sustain the world, reminding humans to live with awareness of cosmic rhythms rather than imagining absolute control.
Vaiśampāyana explains that when the Sun turns toward the southern direction (a marker of the Sun’s southern course), the wintry season manifests and its influence spreads over all creatures. The passage situates human experience of cold within a broader cosmological account of the Sun’s movement and Time’s power.