Shloka 3
Arjuna meets the Lokapālas, is tested by Indra, and is led to Amarāvatī for astra-śikṣā
Indraloka-gamana
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vaiśampāyana uvāca | tataḥ sūryodaye dhaumyaḥ kṛtvāhnikaṁ marindama | ārtiṣeṇena sahitaḥ pāṇḍavān abhyavartata | tato yudhiṣṭhiraṁ dhaumyo gṛhītvā dakṣiṇe kare | prācīṁ diśam abhiprekṣya maharṣir idam abravīt |
毗舍波耶那说：随后，旭日初升之时，圣者道弥耶完成清晨仪轨（ahnika）后，与阿尔提舍那同行，前来拜见般度五子。道弥耶遂执持由提施提罗的右手，凝望东方，这位大牟尼便说出了如下言辞。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds disciplined daily observance (āhnika) and reverent alignment with the natural-cosmic rhythm (sunrise, facing east) as a foundation for dharmic instruction—suggesting that ethical clarity and right counsel are supported by regular self-regulation and ritual order.
At dawn, the sage Dhaumya completes his morning duties and comes to the Pāṇḍavas with Ārtiṣeṇa. He then takes Yudhiṣṭhira by the right hand, looks toward the east, and begins a formal instruction or explanation that follows in subsequent verses.