Shloka 137
कर्णेन युधिष्ठिरानीकविदारणम् / Karṇa’s Breach of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Battle-Line
प्रसन्नश्ष महादेवो भार्गवस्य महात्मन:
prasannaḥ sa mahādevo bhārgavasya mahātmanaḥ | tataḥ sa mahādevaḥ pārvatī-devyāḥ samīpe tasya guṇān bāhulyena varṇayām āsa—“eṣa dṛḍhatayā uttama-vrata-pālakaḥ paraśurāmo mama prati sadā bhakti-bhāvaṁ dhārayati” iti |
दुर्योधन बोला—महात्मा भार्गव परशुराम पर महादेव प्रसन्न हो गए। तब देवी पार्वती के समीप शिव ने उनके गुणों का बार-बार वर्णन किया—“यह परशुराम दृढ़व्रती है, उत्तम व्रत का पालन करता है और मेरे प्रति सदा भक्तिभाव रखता है।”
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Steadfast observance of vows (vrata) and consistent devotion (bhakti-bhāva) are presented as virtues that win divine favor; ethical discipline is shown as the ground of spiritual recognition.
Duryodhana recounts that Śiva became pleased with Paraśurāma and, before Pārvatī, repeatedly praised Paraśurāma’s qualities—especially his firm vow-keeping and enduring devotion to Śiva.