Shloka 159
समन्तपञ्चक-आख्यानम् तथा अक्षौहिणी-प्रमाणनिर्णयः
Samantapañcaka Narrative and the Measure of an Akṣauhiṇī
महेन्द्रलोकगमनमस्त्रार्थे च किरीटिन: । यत्र चिन्ता समुत्पन्ना धृतराष्ट्रस्य भूयसी,इसके बाद अर्जुन अस्त्रके लिये इन्द्रलोकमें गये यह सुनकर धृतराष्ट्रको बड़ी चिन्ता हुई
mahendralokagamanam astrārthe ca kirīṭinaḥ | yatra cintā samutpannā dhṛtarāṣṭrasya bhūyasī ||
Pagkaraan nito, si Arjuna na may koronang diyadema ay nagtungo sa daigdig ni Mahendra (ni Indra) upang magtamo ng mga sandatang makalangit. Nang marinig ito ni Dhṛtarāṣṭra, sumiklab sa kanya ang isang malalim at lalo pang lumalaking pangamba.
राम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how attachment to power and partiality breed fear: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s anxiety rises not from dharma but from political insecurity, as Arjuna’s acquisition of divine weapons signals a shift toward justice-backed strength.
News reaches Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Arjuna has gone to Indra’s realm to obtain celestial weapons; hearing this, Dhṛtarāṣṭra becomes greatly worried, anticipating the Pāṇḍavas’ increasing might.