Shloka 34
निवातकवचवधः — Arjuna’s Neutralization of the Nivātakavacas
Vajra-astra deployment
संसिद्धयस्व महाबाहो कुरु कार्यमनन्तरम् | पश्य पुण्यकृताँललोकान् सशरीरो दिवं व्रज,“महाबाहो! तुम उनसे मिलकर कृतार्थ होओ और अब आवश्यक कार्य करो। इसी शरीरसे देवलोकमें चलो तथा पुण्यात्मा पुरुषोंके लोकोंका दर्शन करो
saṃsiddhyasva mahābāho kuru kāryam anantaram | paśya puṇyakṛtāṃl lokān saśarīro divaṃ vraja ||
Arjuna said: “O mighty-armed one, go and fulfill your purpose by meeting them; then, without delay, accomplish what must be done. Ascend to heaven in this very body and behold the worlds attained by the doers of merit.”
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes prompt fulfillment of one’s duty (kārya) and points to the ethical logic of karma: meritorious action (puṇya) leads to higher realms, which are worthy of contemplation as a moral incentive and as confirmation of dharma’s fruits.
Arjuna addresses a heroic figure as “mahābāhu,” urging him to meet certain persons to become fulfilled, then to proceed immediately to the next required task, and finally to ascend to heaven in the same body to witness the realms attained by the virtuous.