Shloka 36
Śiva Grants the Pāśupata Astra (Pāśupata-Śastra Upadeśa) | शिवेन पाशुपतास्त्रदानम्
दर्शनात् ते व्िदं दिव्यं प्रदिशामि नरर्षभ । अमनुष्यान् महाबाहो दुर्जयानपि जेष्यसि,“सव्यसाचिन्! महाबाहो! पुरातन देव! सनातनपुरुष! पूर्वकल्पोंमें मेरे साथ तुमने सदा तपके द्वारा परिश्रम उठाया है। नरश्रेष्ठ) आज तुम्हें देखकर यह दिव्यास्त्र प्रदान करता हूँ। महाबाहो! इसके द्वारा तुम दुर्जय मानवेतर प्राणियोंको भी जीत लोगे
darśanāt te vidam divyaṃ pradiśāmi nararṣabha | amanuṣyān mahābāho durjayān api jeṣyasi ||
Vaiśampāyana disse: “Porque vieste ao meu olhar, ó touro entre os homens, concedo-te esta arma divina. Ó de grandes braços, por ela vencerás até mesmo os seres não humanos, difíceis de derrotar.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Spiritual merit and worthiness (implied through tapas and character) attract divine support; power is framed as a responsibility for upholding dharma, not mere domination.
The narrator reports a boon-like moment: a revered figure grants a divine weapon to the addressed hero, assuring him that with it he can overcome even formidable non-human adversaries.