Shloka 116
आदि पर्व, अध्याय 67 — गान्धर्वविवाह-समयः
Duḥṣanta–Śakuntalā: Gandharva Marriage and Succession Condition
ऐन्द्रिनरस्तु भविता यस्य नारायण: सखा । सोर्ड्जुनेत्यभिविख्यात: पाण्डो: पुत्र: प्रतापवान्,“भगवान् नर, जिनके सखा भगवान् नारायण हैं, इन्द्रके अंशसे भूतलमें अवतीर्ण होंगे। वहाँ उनका नाम अर्जुन होगा और वे पाण्डुके प्रतापी पुत्र माने जायँगे
aindrī-naras tu bhavitā yasya nārāyaṇaḥ sakhā | so 'rjuna ity abhivikhyātaḥ pāṇḍoḥ putraḥ pratāpavān ||
毗湿摩耶那说道：“那位那罗，承载因陀罗之一分，而那罗延为其至交，将降生于大地。彼时他将以‘阿周那’之名闻名于世，并被称作般度那威猛英勇之子。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames Arjuna’s life as divinely purposed: heroic capacity (Indra’s portion) is to be guided by sacred companionship (Nārāyaṇa as friend). Ethically, it suggests that power and fame are meant to serve dharma when aligned with divine counsel and right friendship.
Vaiśaṃpāyana foretells the earthly manifestation of the divine Nara, identifying him as the future Arjuna—Pāṇḍu’s renowned and mighty son—whose constant companion is Nārāyaṇa.