Mahabharata · 7.57.21–22
॥
Devanāgarī
ज्योतिर्भिश् च समाकीर्णं सिद्धचारणसेवितम् ॥
वायुवेगगतिः पार्थः खं भेजे सहकेशवः ॥
केशवेन गृहीतः स दक्षिणे विभुना भुजे ॥
प्रेक्षमाणो बहून् भावाञ् जगामाद्भुतदर्शनान् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
jyotirbhiś ca samākīrṇaṃ siddhacāraṇasevitam ||
vāyuvegagatiḥ pārthaḥ khaṃ bheje sahakeśavaḥ ||
keśavena gṛhītaḥ sa dakṣiṇe vibhunā bhuje ||
prekṣamāṇo bahūn bhāvāñ jagāmādbhutadarśanān ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
ज्योतिर्भिः च समाकीर्णम्jyotirbhiḥ ca samākīrṇamstrewn with luminaries; strewn with luminaries
सिद्धचारणसेवितम्siddhacāraṇasevitamfrequented by siddhas and charanas; frequented by siddhas and charanas
वायुवेगगतिः पार्थःvāyuvegagatiḥ pārthaḥ[flying] with the speed of the wind, Partha; with the speed of the wind, Partha
खम् भेजे सहकेशवःkham bheje sahakeśavaḥtook to the sky, together with Keshava; soared into the sky with Keshava
केशवेन गृहीतः सःkeśavena gṛhītaḥ saḥhe, held by Keshava; he, held by Keshava
दक्षिणे विभुना भुजेdakṣiṇe vibhunā bhujeby the right arm — by the mighty lord; by the right arm — by the mighty lord
प्रेक्षमाणः बहून् भावान्prekṣamāṇaḥ bahūn bhāvānbeholding many wonders; beholding many wonders
जगाम अद्भुतदर्शनान्jagāma adbhutadarśanānwent [through] wondrous sights; moved among wondrous sights
Translation
The sky, strewn with luminaries and frequented by siddhas and charanas, Partha, together with Keshava, cut through with the speed of the wind. Held by the mighty Keshava by his right arm, beholding many wonders, he moved among wondrous sights.
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348f48da7d86 · published Jul 19, 2026, 3:36:52 PM UTC
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The image is tender and precise: "keśavena gṛhītaḥ… dakṣiṇe bhuje," "held by Keshava by the right arm." The Lord Himself leads His devotee through the heavens, and Arjuna ascends holding onto the hand of God. It is significant that this wondrous ascent is accomplished not by his own strength but by the Lord's support. The verse teaches the pattern of every spiritual path: the devotee rises to the highest not on his own, but led by the hand of the Lord; holding on to Him, he passes through both the heavens and their wondrous sights — for the support of the ascent lies not in the one ascending, but in the One who holds him.