Shloka 3
Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 55 — Sañjaya’s Report on Pāṇḍava Readiness and Arjuna’s Dhvaja
रथं तु दिव्यं कौन्तेय: सर्वा विभ्राजयन् दिश: । मन्त्र जिज्ञासमान: सन् बीभत्सु: समयोजयत्
rathaṃ tu divyaṃ kaunteyaḥ sarvā vibhrajayan diśaḥ | mantra-jijñāsamānaḥ san bībhatsuḥ samayojayat |
Sañjaya berkata: “Kemudian Bībhatsu (Arjuna), putera Kuntī, menyusun kereta ilahi yang menyinari segala penjuru. Dia melakukannya dengan fikiran yang tekun hendak memahami mantera-mantera suci—bersiap dengan disiplin untuk tugas berat yang menanti.”
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.