Shloka 2
Saumadatti-vadha and Bhīma–Alambusa-saṃyoga (सौमदत्तिवधः तथा भीमालम्बुससंयोगः)
संजय कहते हैं--राजन्! तदनन्तर कुन्तीकुमार अर्जुनने प्रसन्नचित्त हो हाथ जोड़कर समस्त तेजोंके भण्डार भगवान् वृषभध्वजका हर्षोत्फुल्ल नेत्रोंसे दर्शन किया ।। त॑ चोपहारं सुकृतं नैशं नैत्यकमात्मना । ददर्श तयम्बका भ्याशे वासुदेवनिवेदितम्
sañjaya uvāca—rājan! tadanantaraṁ kuntīkumāro 'rjunaḥ prasannacitto hastāñjaliṁ kṛtvā samastatejāṁsi bhāṇḍāraṁ bhagavantaṁ vṛṣabhadhvajaṁ harṣotphullanetrābhyāṁ dadarśa. taṁ copahāraṁ sukṛtaṁ naiśaṁ naityakaṁ ātmanā dadarśa tryambakābhyāśe vāsudevaniveditam.
Sañjaya berkata: “Wahai Raja! Setelah itu Arjuna, putra Kuntī, dengan hati tenteram, bersedekap tangan penuh hormat, memandang dengan mata berbinar oleh sukacita Sang Vṛṣabhadhvaja—Śiva, perbendaharaan segala kemilau. Ia pun melihat di dekat Tryambaka (Śiva) persembahan yang telah disiapkan dengan baik: upacara malam yang suci, dipersembahkan oleh Vāsudeva.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic humility and devotion: even in a war setting, the hero approaches the divine with inner calm and reverence, and proper ritual offering (upahāra) is portrayed as a disciplined, ethical act that aligns human effort with higher order.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Arjuna, joyful and composed, beholds Śiva (Vṛṣabhadhvaja/Tryambaka). Alongside this vision, an offering—described as properly prepared and part of a regular/nightly observance—is seen as having been presented by Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa) near Śiva.