Mahabharata 3.42.9 — Vana Parva, Adhyaya 42, Shloka 9
Lokapāla-samāgamaḥ—Arjuna Receives Astras from the World-Guardians
Book 3, Chapter 42
तस्मिन् रथे स्थितं सूतं तप्तहेमविभूषितम् । दृष्टवा पार्थों महाबाहुर्देवमेवान्वतर्कयत्
tasmin rathe sthitaṁ sūtaṁ tapta-hemavibhūṣitam | dṛṣṭvā pārtho mahābāhur devam evānv atarkayat ||
Ao ver o cocheiro sentado naquele carro, adornado com ornamentos de ouro brunido, Pārtha (Arjuna), de braços poderosos, julgou que ele não era senão um deus. A cena ressalta como o fulgor divino e o porte nobre inspiram reverência, ao mesmo tempo em que sugere um tema recorrente do épico: o divino pode surgir em papéis humanos para conduzir os acontecimentos rumo ao dharma.
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The verse highlights how extraordinary splendor and conduct can evoke recognition of the divine, suggesting that dharma is often advanced through seemingly human agents whose presence and qualities reveal a higher order.
Arjuna notices a charioteer seated on a chariot, richly adorned with burnished-gold ornaments; struck by the figure’s radiance, he reasons that the charioteer must be a divine being.
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