Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 19
Paraśurāma, Kārtavīryārjuna, and the Kāmadhenu Offense
with Lunar-line Genealogy to Gādhi and Jamadagni
श्रीबादरायणिरुवाच हैहयानामधिपतिरर्जुन: क्षत्रियर्षभ: । दत्तं नारायणांशांशमाराध्य परिकर्मभि: ॥ १७ ॥ बाहून् दशशतं लेभे दुर्धर्षत्वमरातिषु । अव्याहतेन्द्रियौज:श्रीतेजोवीर्ययशोबलम् ॥ १८ ॥ योगेश्वरत्वमैश्वर्यं गुणा यत्राणिमादय: । चचाराव्याहतगतिर्लोकेषु पवनो यथा ॥ १९ ॥
śrī-bādarāyaṇir uvāca haihayānām adhipatir arjunaḥ kṣatriyarṣabhaḥ dattaṁ nārāyaṇāṁśāṁśam ārādhya parikarmabhiḥ
Er erlangte Yogaherrschaft und Herrlichkeit, mit Eigenschaften wie aṇimā und anderen; so vollendet zog er ohne Widerstand durch alle Welten, gleich dem Wind.
FAQs
This verse says Kartavīrya Arjuna gained extraordinary opulence—many arms, invincibility, and yogic perfections like aṇimā—by worshiping Lord Dattātreya, an expansion of Nārāyaṇa.
Śukadeva emphasizes Arjuna’s avyāhata-gati (unobstructed movement): through yogeśvara-like power and siddhis he could travel freely across worlds, swift and unhindered like air.
The verse highlights that disciplined worship and service (parikarma) can cultivate inner strength, clarity, and capability—encouraging sincere sādhana rather than chasing power for its own sake.