कर्णेन युधिष्ठिरानीकविदारणम् / Karṇa’s Breach of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Battle-Line
यदा जानाति देवेश: पात्र मामस्त्रधारणे | तदा शुश्रूषवे<स्त्राणि भवान् मे दातुमहति,“यदि आप देवेश्वर प्रभु मुझे अस्त्रधारणका पात्र समझें तभी मुझ सेवकको दिव्यास्त्र प्रदान करें!
yadā jānāti deveśaḥ pātraṃ mām astradhāraṇe | tadā śuśrūṣave 'strāṇi bhavān me dātum arhati ||
ਹੇ ਦੇਵੇਸ਼ਵਰ! ਜਦੋਂ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਅਸਤ੍ਰ ਧਾਰਣ ਲਈ ਯੋਗ ਪਾਤਰ ਸਮਝੋਗੇ, ਤਦ ਹੀ ਆਪਣੇ ਇਸ ਸੇਵਕ ਨੂੰ ਦਿਵ੍ਯ ਅਸਤ੍ਰ ਬਖ਼ਸ਼ਣ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰੋ।
महेश्वर उवाच
Divine power (especially weapons) should be granted only to a worthy recipient (pātra) who has demonstrated disciplined capability and faithful service; desire alone is not a sufficient qualification.
A speaker, identified as Maheśvara, states a condition for receiving divine weapons: only when the divine lord recognizes the petitioner as qualified in weapon-bearing should the weapons be bestowed, emphasizing tested fitness and devoted attendance.