Shloka 142
Atithi-satkāra and the Consolation of Wise Counsel (अतिथिसत्कारः प्रज्ञानवचनस्य च पराश्वासनम्)
तुमने जिन शत्रुओंको मारा है, वे पहले ही रुद्रदेवके हाथसे मार दिये गये थे। उनका प्रभाव अप्रमेय है। तुम उन देवाधिदेव, उमावल्लभ विश्वनाथ, पापहारी एवं अविनाशी महादेवजीको संयतचित्त होकर नमस्कार करो ।।
arjuna uvāca | tvayā ye śatravo hatāḥ te pūrvam eva rudradevasya hastena hatāḥ | tasya prabhāvo 'prameyaḥ | tvaṃ taṃ devādhidevaṃ umāvallabhaṃ viśvanāthaṃ pāpahāriṇam avināśinaṃ mahādevaṃ saṃyatacitto namaskuru || yaś ca te kathitaḥ pūrvaṃ krodhaja iti punaḥ punaḥ | tasya prabhāva evāgre yac chrutaṃ te dhanaṃjaya ||
Arjuna said: The enemies whom you have slain were, in truth, already slain beforehand by Rudra’s own hand. His power is immeasurable. Therefore, with a disciplined and collected mind, bow to that God of gods—Mahādeva, the beloved of Umā, Lord of the universe, the remover of sin, the imperishable. And as for the one whom I repeatedly described to you earlier as ‘born of wrath’—whatever you heard before, O Dhanañjaya, is nothing but the manifestation of Rudra’s power.
अर्जुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Human victory is ultimately subordinate to divine will: the text frames the slaying of enemies as already accomplished by Rudra’s power, urging humility, mental discipline, and reverent surrender to Mahādeva as the supreme remover of sin and imperishable Lord.
Arjuna addresses Dhanañjaya (Arjuna himself as the addressee in the received wording/epithet usage) and attributes the outcome of battle to Rudra/Śiva, instructing that one should bow to Śiva with a restrained mind and recognizing that earlier descriptions of the ‘krodhaja’ figure point to Rudra’s overwhelming influence.