Shloka 43
Arjuna–Gaṇa Saṃvāda: Bāṇādhikāra, Tāpasa-veṣa, and the Ethics of Tapas (अर्जुन-गणसंवादः)
इत्युक्तस्तु तदागत्य सगणश्शंकरश्च तत् । विस्तराद्वृत्तमखिलमर्जुनाय न्यवेदयत्
ityuktastu tadāgatya sagaṇaśśaṃkaraśca tat | vistarādvṛttamakhilamarjunāya nyavedayat
Así interpelado, Śaṅkara (Śiva) acudió allí acompañado de sus huestes, y con todo detalle refirió a Arjuna el curso entero de los acontecimientos.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Role: teaching
FAQs
It highlights Śiva as the compassionate Pati (Lord) who personally intervenes and clarifies the truth to the devotee; divine grace is shown through direct guidance and complete disclosure of events.
Śaṅkara appearing “with his gaṇas” emphasizes Saguna Śiva—God with form and divine retinue—accessible to devotees through bhakti, prayer, and ritual worship, even while remaining the supreme transcendental reality.
The takeaway is śravaṇa and smaraṇa—listening to Śiva’s līlā and remembering it with devotion; in practice, recite the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and contemplate Śiva’s grace as the revealer of truth.