Shloka 29
Arjuna meets the Lokapālas, is tested by Indra, and is led to Amarāvatī for astra-śikṣā
Indraloka-gamana
एतं ज्योतींषि सर्वाणि प्रकर्षीन् भगवानपि । कुरुते वितमस्कर्मा आदित्यो5भिप्रदक्षिणम्
etāṃ jyotīṃṣi sarvāṇi prakarṣīn bhagavān api | kurute vitamaskarmā ādityo 'bhipradakṣiṇam ||
ಕತ್ತಲೆಯನ್ನು ನಿವಾರಿಸುವುದೇ ಪ್ರಧಾನ ಕಾರ್ಯವಾಗಿರುವ ಭಗವಾನ್ ಸೂರ್ಯನೂ ಸಹ ಸಮಸ್ತ ಜ್ಯೋತಿಗಳನ್ನು ತನ್ನತ್ತ ಸೆಳೆದುಕೊಂಡು ಈ ಮೇರುಗಿರಿಯನ್ನು ಭಕ್ತಿಪೂರ್ವಕವಾಗಿ ಪ್ರದಕ್ಷಿಣೆ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಾನೆ.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses the Sun’s role—dispelling darkness and attracting other lights—as a symbol of rightful orientation toward a higher principle. Ethically, it suggests that powers and persons should align with that which removes ignorance and sustains order (dharma), just as lesser luminaries follow the Sun.
Vaiśampāyana describes a cosmic phenomenon: the Sun, characterized as the remover of darkness, draws all luminaries and performs an abhipradakṣiṇā (reverential circumambulation), implying a grand, ordered movement of celestial bodies.