Shloka 9
अर्जुनस्य लक्ष्यवेधः
Arjuna’s Hitting of the Target at the Svayaṃvara
चक्षूंषि प्रतिलब्ध्वा च प्रतिजग्मुस्ततो नृपा: । भार्गवस्तु मुनिर्मेने सर्वतलोकपराभवम्
cakṣūṃṣi pratilabdhvā ca pratijagmustato nṛpāḥ | bhārgavastu munirme ne sarvatalokaparābhavam ||
चक्षूंषि प्रतिलब्ध्वा च प्रतिजग्मुस्ततो नृपाः। भार्गवस्तु मुनिर्मेने सर्वलोकपराभवम्॥
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that even when an immediate harm is reversed (the kings regain their sight), the deeper ethical damage remains: actions that inflame hostility between groups and disturb social balance are seen as a defeat of the wider world-order (loka), calling for restraint and dharmic reflection.
After recovering their lost eyesight, the Kṣatriya kings depart. Meanwhile, the Bhārgava sage Aurva interprets the episode as a broader calamity—an affront to the stability of the worlds—indicating the seriousness of the conflict and its implications beyond the individuals involved.