Mahabharata 3.39.31 — Vana Parva, Adhyaya 39, Shloka 31
Arjuna’s Himalayan Departure and the Commencement of Severe Tapas
Janamejaya’s Inquiry; Sages Approach Śiva
स्थिरो भवस्व मोक्ष्यामि सायकानशनीनिव । घटस्व परया शक््त्या मुज्च त्वमपि सायकान्
sthiro bhavasva mokṣyāmi sāyakān aśanīn iva | ghaṭasva parayā śaktyā muñca tvam api sāyakān ||
দৃঢ় হৈ থিয় দিয়া; মই বজ্ৰসম ভয়ংকৰ শৰ নিক্ষেপ কৰিম। তুমিও তোমাৰ পৰম শক্তি লগাই মোক জয় কৰিবলৈ চেষ্টা কৰা; মোৰ ওপৰতো তোমাৰ শৰ এৰি দিয়া।
किरयात उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes steadiness under pressure and wholehearted effort in the face of a test. Ethically, it frames combat not as reckless violence but as a disciplined ordeal where courage, resolve, and skill must be brought forth without hesitation.
The Kirāta confronts his opponent and issues a direct challenge: remain steadfast while he unleashes fierce arrows, and respond with full strength by shooting back. It marks an escalation into a proving contest of valor and endurance.
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