Shloka 11
Bhīmasena’s Himalayan Hunt and Seizure by the Ajagara (भीमसेनस्य अजगरग्रहणम्)
युधिछ्िर उवाच दिष्ट्या धनंजयास्त्राणि त्वया प्राप्तानि भारत दिष्ट्या चाराधितो राजा देवानामीश्वर: प्रभु:,युधिष्ठिर बोले--धनंजय! बड़े सौभाग्यकी बात है कि तुमने दिव्यास्त्र प्राप्त कर लिये। भारत! यह भी भाग्यकी ही बात है कि तुमने देवताओंके स्वामी राजराजेश्वर इन्द्रको आराधनाद्दारा प्रसन्न कर लिया। निष्पाप परंतप! सबसे बड़ी सौभाग्यकी बात तो यह है कि तुमने देवी पार्वतीके साथ साक्षात् भगवान् शंकरका दर्शन किया और उन्हें अपनी युद्धकलासे संतुष्ट कर लिया
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | diṣṭyā dhanañjayāstrāṇi tvayā prāptāni bhārata | diṣṭyā cārādhito rājā devānām īśvaraḥ prabhuḥ |
Yudhiṣṭhira said: “Fortunate indeed, O Dhanañjaya, that you have obtained the divine weapons. O Bhārata, fortunate too that by devoted worship you have pleased the king of the gods—Indra, the sovereign Lord. Such success is not mere power-seeking: it signals divine approval gained through discipline and reverence, meant to be used in the service of righteous duty rather than personal pride.”
युधिछ्िर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power (divine weapons) is validated by right means—worship, discipline, and divine approval—implying that strength should be acquired and used under dharma, not for ego or unjust ends.
Yudhiṣṭhira congratulates Arjuna for successfully obtaining celestial weapons and for having pleased Indra through devoted propitiation, marking Arjuna’s progress in securing divine support for the coming conflict.