एष देवो महादेवो यो5सौ पार्थ तवाग्रत: । संग्रामे शात्रवान् निष्नंस्त्वया दृष्ट:ः पिनाकधूक्,अर्जुन! संग्रामभूमिमें जो तुम्हारे आगे शत्रुओंका संहार करते हुए दिखायी दिये हैं, वे ये ही पिनाकधारी भगवान् महादेव हैं
eṣa devo mahādevo yo'sau pārtha tavāgrataḥ | saṅgrāme śātravān niṣṇan tvayā dṛṣṭaḥ pinākadhṛk, arjuna ||
Vyāsa said: “O Pārtha, the one you saw before you on the battlefield, cutting down the hostile warriors, was none other than that very God—Mahādeva, Śiva, bearer of the bow Pināka. O Arjuna, it was Śiva himself who appeared as the slayer of your foes.”
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