Shloka 11
निवातकवचैः सह अर्जुनस्य रथयुद्धम्
Arjuna’s chariot engagement with the Nivātakavacas
जटिल देवराजस्य तपोयुक्तमकल्मषम् | हर्षेण महता<5<विष्ट: फाल्गुनस्याथ दर्शनात्,महातेजस्वी कुन्तीपुत्र युधिष्ठिर अर्जुनको देवराजके समीप विनीतभावसे स्थित देख बड़े प्रसन्न हुए। अर्जुनके सिरपर जटा बाँध गयी थी। वे देवराजके आदेशके अनुसार तपस्यामें लगे रहते थे; अतः सर्वथा निष्पाप हो गये थे। अर्जुनको देखनेसे उन्हें महान् हर्ष हुआ था
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
jaṭilaṃ devarājasya tapoyuktam akalmaṣam |
harṣeṇa mahatāviṣṭaḥ phālgunasya atha darśanāt ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Seeing Phālguna (Arjuna), whose hair was matted in ascetic locks, engaged in austerity by the command of the Lord of the gods and therefore free from moral taint, the radiant son of Kuntī—King Yudhiṣṭhira—was overwhelmed with great joy. The sight of Arjuna, purified through disciplined tapas, becomes a moment of ethical reassurance: steadfast obedience, self-control, and spiritual effort are shown as sources of inner purity and rightful strength.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Disciplined tapas performed in obedience to rightful divine instruction is portrayed as purifying (akalmaṣa) and ethically strengthening; joy arises when virtue and steadfast effort are witnessed within one’s own family and community.
Yudhiṣṭhira sees Arjuna (Phālguna) returned/appearing in an ascetic state with matted hair, devoted to austerities under Indra’s direction, and is filled with great happiness at his brother’s purified, radiant condition.