Shloka 12
Lokapāla-samāgamaḥ—Arjuna Receives Astras from the World-Guardians
Book 3, Chapter 42
आह माममरश्रेष्ठ: पिता तव शतक्रतुः । कुन्तीसुतमिह प्राप्तं पश्यन्तु त्रिदशालया:,आपके पिता देवेश्वर शतक्रतुने मुझसे कहा है कि “तुम कुन्तीनन्दन अर्जुनको यहाँ ले आओ, जिससे सब देवता उन्हें देखें।" देवताओं, महर्षियों, गन्धर्वों तथा अप्सराओंसे घिरे हुए इन्द्र आपको देखनेके लिये प्रतीक्षा कर रहे हैं
āha mām amarāśreṣṭhaḥ pitā tava śatakratuḥ | kuntīsutam iha prāptaṃ paśyantu tridaśālayāḥ ||
Disse Vaiśampāyana: “Teu pai, Śatakratu—o mais eminente entre os imortais—disse-me: ‘Traz aqui o filho de Kuntī que chegou, para que os habitantes do céu dos Trinta Deuses o contemplem.’” A passagem enquadra a convocação de Arjuna à assembleia divina como reconhecimento público de mérito e aptidão, sugerindo que o poder extraordinário deve ser conferido e testemunhado dentro de uma ordem moral, e não tomado em segredo.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power and honor are portrayed as legitimate when granted within a witnessed moral order: Arjuna is called not to seize status, but to be publicly acknowledged by the gods, suggesting that true empowerment is sanctioned by dharma and accountability.
Vaiśampāyana reports that Indra instructs the messenger to bring Arjuna (Kuntī’s son) to the heavenly realm so that the gods may see him—setting up Arjuna’s reception in the divine assembly and the subsequent bestowal/recognition associated with his mission.