Mahabharata 3.39.62 — Vana Parva, Adhyaya 39, Shloka 62
Arjuna’s Himalayan Departure and the Commencement of Severe Tapas
Janamejaya’s Inquiry; Sages Approach Śiva
ततो<5भिपीडितैगरत्रि: पिण्डीकृत इवाबभौ । फाल्गुनो गात्रसंरुद्धो देवदेवेन भारत,भारत! तदनन्तर देवाधिदेव महादेवजीके अंगोंसे अवरुद्ध हो अर्जुन अपने पीड़ित अवयवोंके साथ मिट्टीके लोंदे-से दिखायी देने लगे
tato 'bhipīḍitair gātraiḥ piṇḍīkṛta ivābabhau | phālguno gātra-saṃruddho devadevena bhārata ||
ഹേ ഭാരത! അപ്പോൾ ദേവദേവനായ മഹാദേവൻ തന്റെ അവയവങ്ങളാൽ അവനെ തടഞ്ഞുകെട്ടിയതിനാൽ, പീഡിതമായ അവയവങ്ങളോടെ ഫാൽഗുനൻ (അർജുനൻ) മണ്ണിന്റെ കട്ടപോലെ പിണ്ഡീഭൂതനായതായി തോന്നി।
किरयात उवाच
Educational Q&A
Human strength and martial prowess are limited; before divine reality one must cultivate humility, endurance, and devotion. The hero’s subduing becomes a prerequisite for receiving higher knowledge and divine weapons.
In the Kirāta episode, Śiva (as Devadeva) overpowers Arjuna; Arjuna’s limbs are pressed and immobilized so that he appears like a compacted lump, signaling Śiva’s supremacy and the testing of Arjuna’s resolve.
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