"Shukla ambaradharam vishNum" is one of the most popular ones in India. Prefaces the chanting of vishNu sahasranAma
But "shuklAmbaradharam" (white-clad) is also used in Mahabharata to describe droNa's entry to "Rangabhumi" at the "Graduation" ceremony of the princes!
But "shuklAmbaradharam" (white-clad) is also used in Mahabharata to describe droNa's entry to "Rangabhumi" at the "Graduation" ceremony of the princes!
Verses in the BORI critical edition at the start of the jatugriha-parva (within Adi Parva) : 
Debroy's translation -
Then the preceptor (drONa) entered the arena with his son. He was dressed in white garments and wore a white sacred thread. His hair and beard were white. He wore a white garland and was anointed with white paste"
Then the preceptor (drONa) entered the arena with his son. He was dressed in white garments and wore a white sacred thread. His hair and beard were white. He wore a white garland and was anointed with white paste"
"It was as if the moon and Mars had entered a sky that was bereft of rain clouds. At the appropriate time, that supreme of warriors rendered offerings and instructed Brahmanas who knew the rites to recite mantras”
It is a bit odd that the second verse that mentions the AcArya and his son follows the first verse
Shouldn't the second verse come first, then followed by the first verse that describes the teacher's garments?
Shouldn't the second verse come first, then followed by the first verse that describes the teacher's garments?
