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
evaṃ etaṃ tv atikrampya mahāmerum atandritaḥ | bhāvayan sarvabhūtāni punar gacchati mandaram ||
ໄວສັມປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ໂດຍບໍ່ມີຄວາມເກີດຄວາມຂີ້ຄ້ານ ພຣະອົງໄດ້ຂ້າມພູເມຣຸອັນໃຫຍ່ນັ້ນ ແລ້ວກັບໄປຫາພູມັນດະຣະອີກ ພ້ອມທັງຫຼ້ຽງດູສັດມີຊີວິດທັງປວງ. ເຊັ່ນດຽວກັນ ພຣະອາທິດ—ຜູ້ທຳລາຍຄວາມມືດ—ຫຼ້ຽງດູໂລກທັງມວນດ້ວຍລຳແສງຂອງພຣະອົງ ແລະເຄື່ອນໄປມາຢ່າງບໍ່ຂາດຕາມເສັ້ນທາງທີ່ບໍ່ມີອຸປະສັກນີ້».
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Steady, tireless movement in accordance with one’s role sustains the world: like the Sun’s regular course that nourishes beings, a disciplined agent should act without laziness for the welfare of all.
Vaiśampāyana describes a cyclical journey—crossing the great Meru and returning to Mandara—as an illustrative comparison to the Sun’s continual, unobstructed circuit by which it supports all creatures through its rays.