भवश्चैव स्थितो याने दिव्ये तं देशमागमत् । ब्रह्मर्षियों तथा प्रजापतियोंके साथ ब्रह्मा और महादेवजी भी दिव्य विमानपर स्थित हो उस प्रदेशमें आये ।। समेतौ तौ महात्मानौ दृष्टवा कर्णधनंजयौ
bhavaś caiva sthito yāne divye taṁ deśam āgamat | brahmarṣīṁs tathā prajāpatīn̄āṁke sātha brahmā ca mahādevaś ca divya-vimāna-pari sthitau taṁ pradeśam āyātau || sametau tau mahātmānau dṛṣṭvā karṇa-dhanañjayau |
三阇耶说道:“婆伐(Bhava,即湿婆Śiva)乘坐天界车乘,来到那片地域。梵天(Brahmā)与大天(Mahādeva)亦同至此处,立于神圣飞车之上,随行者有众多梵仙(Brahmarṣi)与诸生主(Prajāpati)。见那两位大德之神会集于彼,迦尔那与檀那阇耶(阿周那Arjuna)也都望见了他们。”
संजय उवाच
The verse frames the battlefield as a moral-cosmic arena: even the highest divine and sage authorities are portrayed as witnesses. This underscores that actions in war are not merely political or personal but are judged against dharma, with consequences extending beyond human sight.
Sañjaya reports a theophanic moment: Bhava/Śiva arrives in a celestial vehicle, accompanied by Brahmā, Mahādeva, Brahmarṣis, and Prajāpatis. Karṇa and Arjuna see these great beings assembled, heightening the gravity of their impending confrontation.