Shloka 35
Adhyāya 123 — Droṇa’s Pedagogy: Arjuna’s Preeminence, Ekalavya’s Self-Training, and the Bhāsa-Lakṣya Trial
वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्ता तत: शक्रमाजुहाव यशस्विनी । अथाजगाम देवेन्द्रो जनयामास चार्जुनम्
Vaiśampāyana uvāca: evam uktā tataḥ Śakram ājuhāva yaśasvinī | athājagāma Devendro janayāmāsa cārjunam ||
வைசம்பாயனன் கூறினான்—இவ்வாறு சொல்லப்பட்டபின் யசஸ்வினியான குந்தி சக்ரனை (இந்திரனை) ஆவாஹனம் செய்தாள். அப்போது தேவேந்திரன் வந்து அர்ஜுனனைப் பிறப்பித்தான்.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents divine birth as operating within a moral-cosmic order: through sanctioned invocation and divine response, a hero is born for a larger dharmic role, suggesting that power and lineage are ideally aligned with responsibility.
After being addressed, the illustrious woman invokes Indra (Śakra). Indra arrives, and Arjuna is conceived/begotten through him.