Mahabharata (Gita Press) 3.39.76 - Vana Parva, Adhyaya 39, Shloka 76
Arjuna’s Himalayan Departure and the Commencement of Severe Tapas
Janamejaya’s Inquiry; Sages Approach Śiva
अजेयस्त्वं त्रिभिलोंकै: सदेवासुरमानुषै: । शिवाय विष्णुरूपाय विष्णवे शिवरूपिणे
ajeyaḥ tvaṃ tribhir lokaiḥ sa-devāsura-mānuṣaiḥ | śivāya viṣṇu-rūpāya viṣṇave śiva-rūpiṇe ||
Engkau tidak terkalahkan—bahkan tiga alam, bersama para dewa, asura dan manusia, tidak mampu menewaskan-Mu. Sembah sujud kepada-Mu, yang merupakan Śiva dalam rupa Viṣṇu dan Viṣṇu dalam rupa Śiva.
अजुन उवाच
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The verse teaches the invincibility of the Supreme and emphasizes sectarian harmony by affirming the essential unity of Śiva and Viṣṇu (Hari-Hara), encouraging devotion that transcends rigid divisions.
Arjuna is offering a hymn of praise (stuti), declaring the deity’s unsurpassed power over all beings in the three worlds and saluting the deity as simultaneously manifesting as Śiva and as Viṣṇu.
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