Shloka 19
आदि पर्व — जातुगृह-प्रसङ्गः: विदुरप्रेषित-खनकस्य सूचना तथा पलायन-मार्ग-निर्माणम्
Adi Parva 135: The Miner’s Warning and Construction of the Escape Passage
आग्नेयेनासूजद् वल्लिं वारुणेनासृजत् पय: । वायव्येनासृजद् वायुं पार्जन्येनासूजद् घनान्,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! इस प्रकार आनन्दातिरेकसे मुखरित हुआ वह रंगमण्डप जब किसी तरह कुछ शान्त हुआ, तब अर्जुनने आचार्यको अपनी अस्त्र- संचालनकी फुर्ती दिखानी आरम्भ की। उन्होंने पहले आग्नेयास्त्रसे आग पैदा की, फिर वारुणास्त्रसे जल उत्पन्न करके उसे बुझा दिया। वायव्यास्त्रसे आँधी चला दी और पर्जन्यास्त्रसे बादल पैदा कर दिये
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
āgneyenāsūjad valliṃ vāruṇenāsṛjat payaḥ |
vāyavyenāsṛjad vāyuṃ pārjanyenāsūjad ghanān |
Vaiśampāyana said: By the Agneya weapon he caused a blazing line of fire to arise; by the Vāruṇa weapon he produced water and quenched it. By the Vāyavya weapon he stirred up fierce winds, and by the Pārjanya weapon he brought forth rain-clouds. Thus, in the midst of the assembly’s excitement, Arjuna began to display to his teacher the swift mastery and disciplined control with which he could wield celestial missiles—power shown not for harm, but as a demonstration of trained restraint and command.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined mastery: immense power (fire, water, wind, rain-clouds) is shown under control and in proper context—training and demonstration—implying that true martial excellence includes restraint and responsible use.
After the assembly’s excitement settles, Arjuna begins demonstrating his skill in weapon-mantras to his teacher by sequentially manifesting effects of different astras: fire (Agneya), water to extinguish it (Vāruṇa), storm-winds (Vāyavya), and rain-clouds (Pārjanya).