Shloka 137

कर्णेन युधिष्ठिरानीकविदारणम् / Karṇa’s Breach of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Battle-Line

Devanagari script

प्रसन्नश्ष महादेवो भार्गवस्य महात्मन:

Transliteration

prasannaḥ sa mahādevo bhārgavasya mahātmanaḥ | tataḥ sa mahādevaḥ pārvatī-devyāḥ samīpe tasya guṇān bāhulyena varṇayām āsa—“eṣa dṛḍhatayā uttama-vrata-pālakaḥ paraśurāmo mama prati sadā bhakti-bhāvaṁ dhārayati” iti |

Translation

दुर्योधन म्हणाला—महात्मा भार्गव परशुरामावर महादेव प्रसन्न झाले. मग देवी पार्वतीच्या सान्निध्यात शिवांनी त्याचे गुण वारंवार वर्णिले—“हा परशुराम दृढव्रती आहे; उत्तम व्रताचे पालन करतो आणि माझ्याविषयी सदैव भक्तिभाव ठेवतो.”

Word by Word

• प्रसन्नः: pleased
• प्रसन्नः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महादेवः: Mahadeva (Shiva)
• महादेवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भार्गवस्य: of Bhargava (Parashurama)
• भार्गवस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्गव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled one
• महात्मनः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

दुर्योधन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• दुर्योधन (Duryodhana)
• महादेव / शिव (Mahadeva/Shiva)
• भार्गव / परशुराम (Bhargava/Parashurama)
• पार्वती (Parvati)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Steadfast observance of vows (vrata) and consistent devotion (bhakti-bhāva) are presented as virtues that win divine favor; ethical discipline is shown as the ground of spiritual recognition.

What is happening in the narrative?

Duryodhana recounts that Śiva became pleased with Paraśurāma and, before Pārvatī, repeatedly praised Paraśurāma’s qualities—especially his firm vow-keeping and enduring devotion to Śiva.