Shloka 18
एवं तौ समनुज्ञातौ पावकेन महात्मना । अर्जुनो वासुदेवश्न॒ दानवश्न मयस्तथा,भरतश्रेष्ठ! महात्मा अग्निदेवके इस प्रकार आज्ञा देनेपर अर्जुन, श्रीकृष्ण तथा मयासुर सबने उनकी परिक्रमा की। फिर तीनों ही यमुनानदीके रमणीय तटपर जाकर एक साथ बैठे
Vaiśampāyana uvāca |
evaṃ tau samanujñātau pāvakena mahātmanā |
arjuno vāsudevaś ca dānavaś ca mayas tathā ||
(bharataśreṣṭha!)
Wika ni Vaiśampāyana: Kaya, nang sila’y pahintulutan nang wasto ng dakilang-loob na diyos ng Apoy na si Pāvaka, si Arjuna at si Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa), gayundin ang Dānava na si Maya—o pinakamainam sa angkan ng Bharata—ay umikot sa kanya bilang paggalang. Pagkaraan, silang tatlo ay nagtungo sa kaaya-ayang pampang ng ilog Yamunā at sabay-sabay na naupo.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even heroic figures act within dharmic restraint: they seek authorization, honor the divine through respectful circumambulation, and proceed without arrogance—showing that power should be guided by propriety and reverence.
After receiving Agni’s permission, Arjuna, Kṛṣṇa (Vāsudeva), and Maya circumambulate Agni respectfully, then go together to the pleasant bank of the Yamunā and sit down, marking a calm transition after the divine interaction.