Shloka 56
Adhyāya 168: Arjuna’s counters to māyā-rains and the onset of darkness
Nivātakavaca engagement
दुरासदं दुष्प्रसहं सुरदानवराक्षसै: । अनुज्ञातस्त्वहं तेन तत्रैव समुपाविशम्
durāsadaṁ duṣprasahaṁ suradānavarākṣasaiḥ | anujñātas tv ahaṁ tena tatraiva samupāviśam |
अर्जुन बोले—“वह (दिव्य शक्ति/अस्त्र) अत्यन्त दुर्गम और असह्य है—देवता, दानव और राक्षसों के लिये भी। तब उनकी अनुमति पाकर मैं वहीं बैठ गया; और मेरे देखते-देखते महादेव अन्तर्धान हो गये।”
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even supreme power is not merely seized by strength; it is approached through discipline and humility, and is received only with divine sanction. The verse underscores restraint: what is irresistible to all beings must be handled under dharmic permission, not ego.
Arjuna describes the overwhelming, unendurable nature of the divine boon/weapon associated with Śiva. After Śiva grants him leave, Arjuna sits as instructed, and Śiva disappears from view.