Shloka 137
कर्णेन युधिष्ठिरानीकविदारणम् / Karṇa’s Breach of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Battle-Line
प्रसन्नश्ष महादेवो भार्गवस्य महात्मन:,इससे महादेवजी महात्मा परशुरामपर प्रसन्न हो गये और उन्होंने पार्वती देवीके समीप उनके गुणोंका बारंबार वर्णन किया--'ये दृढ़तापूर्वक उत्तम व्रतका पालन करनेवाले परशुराम मेरे प्रति सदा भक्तिभाव रखते हैं!
prasannaḥ sa mahādevo bhārgavasya mahātmanaḥ | tataḥ sa mahādevaḥ pārvatī-devyāḥ samīpe tasya guṇān bāhulyena varṇayām āsa—“eṣa dṛḍhatayā uttama-vrata-pālakaḥ paraśurāmo mama prati sadā bhakti-bhāvaṁ dhārayati” iti |
Duryodhana said: Mahadeva (Śiva) was pleased with the great-souled Bhārgava, Paraśurāma. Then, in the presence of Goddess Pārvatī, Śiva repeatedly praised Paraśurāma’s virtues, declaring: “This Paraśurāma steadfastly observes the highest vows and is ever devoted to me.”
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