Shloka 65
सुवर्णके समान जिनका रंग है, जो सुवर्णमय कवच धारण करते हैं, उन आप भक्तवत्सल भगवानको मेरा नित्य नमस्कार है। प्रभो! हमारा अभीष्ट वर सिद्ध हो ।। संजय उवाच एवं स्तुत्वा महादेवं वासुदेव: सहार्जुन: । प्रसादयामास भवं तदा ह्[स्त्रोपलब्धये,संजय कहते हैं--इस प्रकार महादेवजीकी स्तुति करके उस समय अर्जुनसहित भगवान् श्रीकृष्णने पाशुपतास्त्रकी प्राप्तिके लिये भगवान् शंकरको प्रसन्न किया
sañjaya uvāca | evaṃ stutvā mahādevaṃ vāsudevaḥ sahārjunaḥ | prasādayāmāsa bhavaṃ tadā hy astropalabdhaye ||
Sañjaya said: Having thus praised Mahādeva, Vāsudeva—together with Arjuna—then sought to win the favor of Bhava (Śiva) in order to obtain the divine weapon. The episode frames the pursuit of power within devotion and discipline: even in the urgency of war, the highest means are reverence, self-restraint, and rightful seeking of strength from a worthy source rather than mere force or pride.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when seeking extraordinary power for a righteous cause, one must approach it through devotion, humility, and proper authorization. The verse emphasizes that divine strength is not seized by ego but received through reverent alignment with dharma and the deity’s grace.
Sanjaya narrates that Kṛṣṇa (Vāsudeva), along with Arjuna, praises and propitiates Śiva (Mahadeva/Bhava) with the aim of obtaining a powerful divine weapon (astra), traditionally understood in this context as the Pāśupata.