ततस् ते जवना धुर्या जानुभ्याम् अगमन् महीम् ॥
उत्तरश् चापि संत्रस्तो रथोपस्थ उपाविशत् ॥
संस्थाप्य चाश्वान् कौन्तेयः समुद्यम्य च रश्मिभिः ॥
उत्तरं च परिष्वज्य समाश्वासयद् अर्जुनः ॥
मा भैस् त्वं राजपुत्राग्र्य क्षत्रियो ऽसि परंतप ॥
कथं पुरुषशार्दूल शत्रुमध्ये विषीदसि ॥
श्रुतास् ते शङ्खशब्दाश् च भेरीशब्दाश् च पुष्कलाः ॥
कुञ्जराणां च नदतां व्यूढानीकेषु तिष्ठताम् ॥
स त्वं कथम् इहानेन शङ्खशब्देन भीषितः ॥
विषण्णरूपो वित्रस्तः पुरुषः प्राकृतो यथा ॥
उत्तर उवाच
श्रुता मे शङ्खशब्दाश् च भेरीशब्दाश् च पुष्कलाः ॥
कुञ्जराणां च निनदा व्यूढानीकेषु तिष्ठताम् ॥
नैवंविधः शङ्खशब्दः पुरा जातु मया श्रुतः ॥
ध्वजस्य चापि रूपं मे दृष्टपूर्वं न हीदृशम् ॥
धनुषश् चैव निर्घोषः श्रुतपूर्वो न मे क्व चित् ॥
अस्य शङ्खस्य शब्देन धनुषो निस्वनेन च ॥
रथस्य च निनादेन मनो मुह्यति मे भृशम् ॥
व्याकुलाश् च दिशः सर्वा हृदयं व्यथतीव मे ॥
ध्वजेन पिहिताः सर्वा दिशो न प्रतिभान्ति मे ॥
गाण्डीवस्य च शब्देन कर्णौ मे बधिरीकृतौ ॥
अर्जुन उवाच
एकान्ते रथम् आस्थाय पद्भ्यां त्वम् अवपीडय ॥
दृढं च रश्मीन् संयच्छ शङ्खं ध्मास्याम्य् अहं पुनः ॥
वैशंपायन उवाच
तस्य शङ्खस्य शब्देन रथनेमिस्वनेन च ॥
गाण्डीवस्य च घोषेण पृथिवी समकम्पत ॥
tatas te javanā dhuryā jānubhyām agaman mahīm ||
uttaraś cāpi saṃtrasto rathopastha upāviśat ||
saṃsthāpya cāśvān kaunteyaḥ samudyamya ca raśmibhiḥ ||
uttaraṃ ca pariṣvajya samāśvāsayad arjunaḥ ||
mā bhais tvaṃ rājaputrāgrya kṣatriyo 'si paraṃtapa ||
kathaṃ puruṣaśārdūla śatrumadhye viṣīdasi ||
śrutās te śaṅkhaśabdāś ca bherīśabdāś ca puṣkalāḥ ||
kuñjarāṇāṃ ca nadatāṃ vyūḍhānīkeṣu tiṣṭhatām ||
sa tvaṃ katham ihānena śaṅkhaśabdena bhīṣitaḥ ||
viṣaṇṇarūpo vitrastaḥ puruṣaḥ prākṛto yathā ||
uttara uvāca
śrutā me śaṅkhaśabdāś ca bherīśabdāś ca puṣkalāḥ ||
kuñjarāṇāṃ ca ninadā vyūḍhānīkeṣu tiṣṭhatām ||
naivaṃvidhaḥ śaṅkhaśabdaḥ purā jātu mayā śrutaḥ ||
dhvajasya cāpi rūpaṃ me dṛṣṭapūrvaṃ na hīdṛśam ||
dhanuṣaś caiva nirghoṣaḥ śrutapūrvo na me kva cit ||
asya śaṅkhasya śabdena dhanuṣo nisvanena ca ||
rathasya ca ninādena mano muhyati me bhṛśam ||
vyākulāś ca diśaḥ sarvā hṛdayaṃ vyathatīva me ||
dhvajena pihitāḥ sarvā diśo na pratibhānti me ||
gāṇḍīvasya ca śabdena karṇau me badhirīkṛtau ||
arjuna uvāca
ekānte ratham āsthāya padbhyāṃ tvam avapīḍaya ||
dṛḍhaṃ ca raśmīn saṃyaccha śaṅkhaṃ dhmāsyāmy ahaṃ punaḥ ||
vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
tasya śaṅkhasya śabdena rathanemisvanena ca ||
gāṇḍīvasya ca ghoṣeṇa pṛthivī samakampata ||
Then the swift, well-yoked horses sank down upon their knees to the ground, and Uttara, terrified, sank down onto the floor of the chariot. Kaunteya steadied the horses, gathered up the reins, embraced Uttara, and comforted him: 'Do not be afraid, foremost of princes -- you are a kshatriya, a terror to your foes. How is it, tiger among men, that you sink into despair in the midst of enemies? You have heard the sounds of conches, the many sounds of war-drums, and the trumpeting of elephants standing in arrayed armies. How then have you been frightened here by the sound of a single conch, sitting despondent and terrified like an ordinary man?' Uttara said: 'I have heard the sounds of conches and the many sounds of war-drums, and the trumpeting of elephants standing in arrayed armies. But never before have I heard a sound of a conch like this one. Nor have I ever before seen a banner of such a form; nor have I ever heard such a roar of a bow. At the sound of this conch, at the twang of the bow, and at the rumble of the chariot, my mind is thrown into utter confusion. All the directions are in turmoil, my heart seems to tremble; all directions are hidden by the banner and do not appear to me, and my ears are deafened by the sound of the Gandiva.' Arjuna said: 'Bring the chariot to a quiet spot and brace yourself with your feet; hold the reins firmly. I will blow the conch once more.' Vaishampayana said: 'At the sound of that conch, at the rumble of the chariot-wheels, and at the roar of the Gandiva, the earth trembled.'
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Uttara already knows who stands before him, yet his body is still learning to bear the presence of such power. Discipleship does not begin with fine words but with the ability to hold the reins steady while the heart is trembling.