Shloka 19

Chapter 40: Śiva in Kirāta Disguise Tests Arjuna

Mūka-vadha and the Contest

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच तच्छुत्वा त्वरित: पार्थ: शुचिर्भूत्वा समाहित: । उपसंगम्य विश्वेशमधीष्वेत्यथ सो<ब्रवीत्‌,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! यह सुनकर कुन्तीपुत्र अर्जुन तुरंत ही पवित्र एवं एकाग्रचित्त हो शिष्यभावसे भगवान्‌ विश्वेश्वरकी शरण गये और बोले--“भगवन्‌! मुझे इस पाशुपतास्त्रका उपदेश कीजिये'

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | tac chrutvā tvaritaḥ pārthaḥ śucir bhūtvā samāhitaḥ | upasaṅgamya viśveśam adhīṣvety atha so 'bravīt |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Hearing that, Pārtha (Arjuna) hastened at once. Having purified himself and steadied his mind, he approached Viśveśa (Śiva) in a disciple’s spirit and said, “O Lord, please instruct me in the Pāśupata weapon.”

Word by Word

• {'tac chrutvā': 'having heard that', 'tvaritaḥ': 'hastened

• quickly', 'pārthaḥ': 'son of Pṛthā

• Arjuna', 'śuciḥ bhūtvā': 'having become pure

• after purification', 'samāhitaḥ': 'collected, composed, concentrated in mind', 'upasaṅgamya': 'approaching

• going near respectfully', 'viśveśam': 'Viśveśa, ‘Lord of the universe’

• epithet of Śiva', 'adhīṣva': 'teach/instruct (me)

• imperative', 'atha': 'then

• thereafter', 'saḥ abravīt': 'he said/spoke', 'pāśupatāstra': 'the Pāśupata weapon

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Janamejaya
• Arjuna (Pārtha, Kuntīputra)
• Śiva (Viśveśa/Viśveśvara)
• Pāśupatāstra