किरातरूपी भगवान् सुधृत्या त्वया महात्मा परितोषितो5भूत्
kirātarūpī bhagavān sudhṛtyā tvayā mahātmā paritoṣito ’bhūt
ಸಂಜಯನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ನಿನ್ನ ಅಚಲ ಧೈರ್ಯಧೃತಿಯಿಂದ ಕಿರಾತರೂಪವನ್ನು ಧರಿಸಿದ ಭಗವಾನ್, ಆ ಮಹಾತ್ಮನು, ನಿನ್ನಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ತೃಪ್ತನಾದನು।
संजय उवाच
Steadfast resolve (dhṛti)—patient endurance and disciplined determination—draws divine approval; spiritual success is linked to inner firmness rather than outward force.
Sañjaya reports that the Lord, appearing in the guise of a Kirāta (hunter), became pleased with the addressed hero because of that person’s unwavering fortitude.