Shloka 56
Arjuna’s Himalayan Departure and the Commencement of Severe Tapas
Janamejaya’s Inquiry; Sages Approach Śiva
ततः शक्राशनिसमैर्मुष्टिभिर्भुशदारुणै: । किरातरूपी भगवानर्दयामास फाल्गुनम्,तदनन्तर किरातरूपी भगवान् शिव भी अत्यन्त दारुण और इन्द्रके वज़के समान दुःसह मुक्कोंसे मारकर अर्जुनको पीड़ा देने लगे
tataḥ śakrāśanisamair muṣṭibhir bhūśadāruṇaiḥ | kirātarūpī bhagavān ardayāmāsa phālgunam ||
Entonces el Bienaventurado Señor, en figura de Kirāta, comenzó a golpear a Phālguna (Arjuna) con puños terribles, pesados e insoportables, como el vajra de Indra. En esta prueba feroz, Arjuna hubo de soportar dolor y humillación para que su orgullo fuese quebrado y para que su dignidad de recibir la gracia divina y armas superiores quedase probada y depurada.
किरयात उवाच
Educational Q&A
Spiritual and ethical fitness is proven through endurance and humility: even a great warrior must be tested, have ego challenged, and remain steadfast in tapas and dharma before receiving divine favor.
Śiva, disguised as a Kirāta, intensifies the combat and pummels Arjuna with thunderbolt-like blows, deliberately causing suffering as part of a divine test that will culminate in recognition and the granting of boons/weapons.