Shloka 13
Arjuna’s Self-Identification and the Ten Names
Uttara–Arjuna Saṃvāda
महादेवो<पि पार्थेन श्रूयते युधि तोषित: । किरातवेषप्रच्छन्नो गिरौ हिमवति प्रभु:,“सुना जाता है, हिमालय पर्वतपर किरातवेशमें छिपे हुए साक्षात् भगवान् शंकरको भी अर्जुनने युद्धमें संतुष्ट किया था"
mahādevo ’pi pārthena śrūyate yudhi toṣitaḥ | kirātaveṣa-pracchanno girau himavati prabhuḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana dijo: «Se cuenta que incluso Mahādeva —el Señor— quedó complacido con Pārtha (Arjuna) en combate, cuando, oculto bajo el disfraz de un cazador kirāta, se manifestó en la montaña Himavat».
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Divine grace is not won merely by power but by disciplined courage aligned with dharma; even in battle, right intention, restraint, and steadfastness can draw the Lord’s favor.
The narrator recalls a well-known tradition: Śiva (Mahādeva), hiding his identity in the form of a Kirāta hunter on the Himalayan mountain, engaged Arjuna in a martial test and was pleased by Arjuna’s prowess and resolve.