Shloka 33

अर्जुनस्य इन्द्रकीलगमनम् तथा शक्रसाक्षात्कारः

Arjuna’s journey to Indrakīla and encounter with Indra

Devanagari script

शीघ्र॑ं गच्छत संहृष्टा यथागतमतन्द्रिता: । अहमस्य विजानामि संकल्पं मनसि स्थितम्‌,महादेवजीने कहा--महर्षियो! तुम्हें अर्जुनके विषयमें किसी प्रकारका विषाद करनेकी आवश्यकता नहीं है। तुरन्त आलस्यरहित हो शीघ्र ही प्रसन्नतापूर्वक जैसे आये हो, वैसे ही लौट जाओ। अर्जुनके मनमें जो संकल्प है, मैं उसे भलीभाँति जानता हूँ

Transliteration

śīghraṁ gacchata saṁhṛṣṭā yathāgatam atandritāḥ | aham asya vijānāmi saṅkalpaṁ manasi sthitam ||

Translation

Mahādeva said: “Go quickly, rejoicing, and return just as you came—without lethargy. There is no need for you to grieve about Arjuna. I know well the resolve that stands firm within his mind.”

Word by Word

• {'śīghram': 'quickly, without delay', 'gacchata': 'go (2nd person plural imperative)', 'saṁhṛṣṭāḥ': 'delighted, gladdened, heartened', 'yathāgatam': 'as (you) came

• in the same manner as your arrival', 'atandritāḥ': 'without sloth

• vigilant, unwearied', 'aham': 'I', 'asya': 'of him (here: of Arjuna)', 'vijānāmi': 'I know clearly

• I understand fully', 'saṅkalpam': 'resolve, firm intention, vow-like determination', 'manasi': 'in the mind', 'sthitam': 'standing, established, firmly set'}

Speaker

महादेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva (Śiva)
• Arjuna
• Mahārṣis (sages)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Divine insight affirms steadfast resolve: when a righteous purpose is firmly established, one should avoid needless despair and proceed with alertness and confidence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mahādeva addresses the sages, telling them not to lament regarding Arjuna and to depart promptly and cheerfully, because he knows Arjuna’s inner determination.