Shloka 676
Kailāsa-darśana, Badarī-vāsa, and Sarasvatī–Dvaitavana Transition (कैलासदर्शन–बदरीवास–सरस्वतीद्वैतवनगमनम्)
निवातकवचांश्वैव ततो5हं शक्रमागमम् इस प्रकार मैं निवातकवच नामक महादानवोंको (तथा पौलोम और कालकेयोंको) मारकर तथा उजड़े हुए हिरण्यपुरको उसी अवस्थामें छोड़कर वहाँसे इन्द्रके पास आया
nivātakavacāṁś caiva tato ’haṁ śakram āgamam
Arjuna said: “Having slain the mighty Dānavas known as the Nivātakavacas (along with the Paulomas and the Kālakeyas), and leaving the devastated city of Hiraṇyapura as it was, I then went from there to Śakra (Indra).”
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights duty-bound action: Arjuna completes a divinely sanctioned task (removing destructive forces) without attachment to spoils, then returns to report to rightful authority (Indra), reflecting disciplined conduct aligned with dharma.
Arjuna recounts that after defeating the Dānava hosts—Nivātakavacas, and also the Paulomas and Kālakeyas—he leaves their ruined stronghold Hiraṇyapura as it stands and proceeds to Indra (Śakra).