Shloka 37
Adhyāya 123 — Droṇa’s Pedagogy: Arjuna’s Preeminence, Ekalavya’s Self-Training, and the Bhāsa-Lakṣya Trial
शृण्वतां सर्वभूतानां तेषां चाश्रमवासिनाम् | कुन्तीमाभाष्य विस्पष्टमुवाचेदं शुचिस्मिताम्,कुमार अर्जुनके जन्म लेते ही अत्यन्त गम्भीर नादसे समूचे आकाशको गूँजाती हुई आकाशवाणीने पवित्र मुसकानवाली कुन्तीदेवीको सम्बोधित करके समस्त प्राणियों और आश्रमवासियोंके सुनते हुए अत्यन्त स्पष्ट भाषामें इस प्रकार कहा--
śṛṇvatāṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ teṣāṃ cāśramavāsinām | kuntīm ābhāṣya vispaṣṭam uvācedaṃ śucismitām ||
ท่ามกลางสรรพสัตว์และชาวอาศรมทั้งหลายที่กำลังสดับอยู่ วาจานั้นได้กล่าวแก่กุนตีผู้มีรอยยิ้มบริสุทธิ์ และเอ่ยถ้อยคำอย่างชัดแจ้งว่า—
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes that morally significant events are not merely private: a divine announcement is made in the presence of all beings and the āśrama community, underscoring accountability, communal witness, and the dharmic weight of lineage and destiny.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that a clear proclamation is spoken to Kuntī—described as ‘pure-smiling’—while everyone present (and symbolically all beings) listens; it introduces a decisive message connected with the newborn (contextually, Arjuna’s birth).