Shloka 3
रथं तु दिव्यं कौन्तेय: सर्वा विभ्राजयन् दिश: । मन्त्र जिज्ञासमान: सन् बीभत्सु: समयोजयत्
rathaṃ tu divyaṃ kaunteyaḥ sarvā vibhrajayan diśaḥ | mantra-jijñāsamānaḥ san bībhatsuḥ samayojayat |
त्यानंतर कुंतीपुत्र बीभत्सु (अर्जुन) मंत्रांचे मर्म जाणून घेण्याची इच्छा ठेवून, सर्व दिशांना उजळविणारा तो दिव्य रथ यथाविधी सज्ज करू लागला.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined readiness: before entering a righteous but perilous undertaking, one should prepare carefully and seek right understanding (jijñāsā) rather than acting blindly—linking martial duty with reverence for knowledge and order.
Sañjaya narrates that Arjuna (Bībhatsu), intent on grasping the relevant mantras/counsels, readies and yokes the divine chariot whose radiance seems to illuminate all directions—signaling imminent action and heightened solemnity.