Shloka 41
Arjuna meets the Lokapālas, is tested by Indra, and is led to Amarāvatī for astra-śikṣā
Indraloka-gamana
संतता गतिरेतस्य नैष तिष्ठति पाण्डव | आदायैव तु भूतानां तेजो विसृजते पुन:
saṃtatā gatir etasya naiṣa tiṣṭhati pāṇḍava | ādāyaiva tu bhūtānāṃ tejo visṛjate punaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Wahai Pāṇḍava, perjalanan Surya ini tidak pernah terputus; baginda tidak berhenti walau sesaat. Setelah menyerap sinar hayat dan sari kehidupan segala makhluk, baginda melepaskannya kembali—pada musimnya—sebagai hujan. Demikianlah Savitṛ, membahagi-bahagikan jangka hayat dan buah perbuatan kepada makhluk, terus-menerus melahirkan tertib waktu—siang dan malam serta pecahan-pecahan halus bagi tiap detik—tanpa henti.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents the Sun as a model of unwavering duty and cosmic order: he never pauses, sustains life by drawing up and returning vitality through seasonal cycles, and thereby supports the moral and practical idea that one should perform one’s appointed function steadily, without negligence.
Vaiśaṃpāyana explains to Yudhiṣṭhira the Sun’s ceaseless motion and life-sustaining role—taking up the ‘tejas’/essence of beings and releasing it again—linking natural cycles (rain, time divisions) with the governance of life-span and the distribution of karmic results.