Shloka 7
Arjuna meets the Lokapālas, is tested by Indra, and is led to Amarāvatī for astra-śikṣā
Indraloka-gamana
अतश्रोद्यन्तमादित्यमुपतिष्ठन्ति वै प्रजा: । ऋषयश्नापि धर्मज्ञा: सिद्धा: साध्याश्व देवता:
ataś chrodyantam ādityam upatiṣṭhanti vai prajāḥ | ṛṣayaś cāpi dharmajñāḥ siddhāḥ sādhyāś ca devatāḥ ||
ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ಉದಯಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ಆದಿತ್ಯನನ್ನು (ಸೂರ್ಯನನ್ನು) ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಪ್ರಜೆಗಳು ಆರಾಧಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ; ಧರ್ಮಜ್ಞ ಋಷಿಗಳು, ಸಿದ್ಧರು ಮತ್ತು ಸಾಧ್ಯ ದೇವತೆಗಳೂ ಭಕ್ತಿಯಿಂದ ಉಪಸ್ಥಿತರಿರುತ್ತಾರೆ.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents sunrise as a daily reaffirmation of dharma and cosmic order: even sages and celestial beings honor the rising Sun, implying that disciplined reverence and gratitude for sustaining forces is itself a righteous practice.
Vaiśampāyana states that at the Sun’s rising, all beings—along with dharma-knowing ṛṣis, Siddhas, and Sādhya deities—stand in worshipful attendance, highlighting the universal sanctity of the Sun’s daily ascent.