Shloka 18
Arjuna meets the Lokapālas, is tested by Indra, and is led to Amarāvatī for astra-śikṣā
Indraloka-gamana
ब्रहद्मण: सदनात् तस्य परं स्थान प्रकाशते । देवा अपि न पश्यन्ति सर्वतेजोमयं शुभम्
bṛhadmaṇaḥ sadanāt tasya paraṃ sthānaṃ prakāśate | devā api na paśyanti sarvatejomayaṃ śubham |
Вайшампаяна сказал: «За пределами того необъятного мира Брахмы сияет ещё более высокая обитель Его. Даже боги не созерцают того благого образа, целиком сотканного из света. Он самосиянен, превосходит блеск солнца и огня, и узреть его чрезвычайно трудно и богам, и демонам.»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes the transcendence of the Supreme Lord’s abode: it lies beyond even Brahmā’s realm and is so purely radiant and self-manifest that ordinary divine perception cannot easily reach it. The ethical implication is humility before the highest reality and the recognition that spiritual realization surpasses mere celestial status.
Vaiśaṃpāyana describes a supreme, higher-than-Brahmaloka divine station. He stresses its overwhelming brilliance and the difficulty even gods face in beholding it, reinforcing the exceptional, transcendent nature of the Supreme Lord referenced in the surrounding passage.