Mahabharata 3.39.71 — Vana Parva, Adhyaya 39, Shloka 71
Arjuna’s Himalayan Departure and the Commencement of Severe Tapas
Janamejaya’s Inquiry; Sages Approach Śiva
प्रीत्या च ते5हं दास्यामि यदस्त्रमनिवारितम् । त्वं हि शक्तो मदीयं तदस्त्रं धारयितुं क्षणात्
prītyā ca te 'haṁ dāsyāmi yad astram anivāritam | tvaṁ hi śakto madīyaṁ tad astraṁ dhārayituṁ kṣaṇāt ||
بدافع المودّة لك، سأمنحك ذلك السلاح الذي لا يُقاوَم. فأنت قادر—بل في لحظة—على حمل سلاحي ذاك واستعماله. وهذه الهبة ليست قوةً فحسب، بل أمانة: لا ينال ما لا يمكن كبحه إذا أُطلق إلا من ثبتت رياضته وانضباطه واستحقاقه.
भव उवाच
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Irresistible power is granted only with discernment: divine weapons symbolize authority that must be entrusted to one who has demonstrated discipline, devotion, and the capacity to restrain force within dharma.
Bhava (Śiva) declares that, pleased by the hero’s devotion and worthiness, he will bestow an unstoppable divine weapon and affirms that the recipient is immediately capable of bearing and wielding it.
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