Shloka 7

Arjuna meets the Lokapālas, is tested by Indra, and is led to Amarāvatī for astra-śikṣā

Indraloka-gamana

Devanagari script

अतश्रोद्यन्तमादित्यमुपतिष्ठन्ति वै प्रजा: । ऋषयश्नापि धर्मज्ञा: सिद्धा: साध्याश्व देवता:

Transliteration

ataś chrodyantam ādityam upatiṣṭhanti vai prajāḥ | ṛṣayaś cāpi dharmajñāḥ siddhāḥ sādhyāś ca devatāḥ ||

Translation

ଏହି କାରଣରୁ ଉଦୟମାନ ଆଦିତ୍ୟ (ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟ)ଙ୍କୁ ସମସ୍ତ ପ୍ରଜା ଉପାସନା କରନ୍ତି; ଧର୍ମଜ୍ଞ ଋଷି, ସିଦ୍ଧ ଓ ସାଧ୍ୟ ଦେବତାମାନେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଭକ୍ତିରେ ଉପସ୍ଥିତ ରହନ୍ତି।

Word by Word

• अतः: therefore/from this (direction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः

• उद्यन्तम्: rising
• उद्यन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद् + यत् (उद्यत्)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आदित्यम्: the Sun (Āditya)
• आदित्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदित्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उपतिष्ठन्ति: worship/attend upon
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + स्था
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• प्रजाः: creatures/subjects
• प्रजाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• ऋषयः: seers
• ऋषयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• धर्मज्ञाः: knowers of dharma
• धर्मज्ञाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सिद्धाः: Siddhas (perfected beings)
• सिद्धाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• साध्याः: Sādhyas (a class of deities)
• साध्याः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: साध्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• देवताः: deities
• देवताः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Āditya (Sun)
• prajāḥ (all beings/subjects)
• ṛṣayaḥ (sages)
• Siddhas
• Sādhyas
• devatāḥ (deities)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

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.

What is happening in the narrative?

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.