Shloka 13
Arjuna’s Self-Identification and the Ten Names
Uttara–Arjuna Saṃvāda
महादेवो<पि पार्थेन श्रूयते युधि तोषित: । किरातवेषप्रच्छन्नो गिरौ हिमवति प्रभु:,“सुना जाता है, हिमालय पर्वतपर किरातवेशमें छिपे हुए साक्षात् भगवान् शंकरको भी अर्जुनने युद्धमें संतुष्ट किया था"
mahādevo ’pi pārthena śrūyate yudhi toṣitaḥ | kirātaveṣa-pracchanno girau himavati prabhuḥ ||
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वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Divine grace is not won merely by power but by disciplined courage aligned with dharma; even in battle, right intention, restraint, and steadfastness can draw the Lord’s favor.
The narrator recalls a well-known tradition: Śiva (Mahādeva), hiding his identity in the form of a Kirāta hunter on the Himalayan mountain, engaged Arjuna in a martial test and was pleased by Arjuna’s prowess and resolve.