Shloka 135
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 ||
यदा जानाति देवेशः पात्रं मामस्त्रधारणे। तदा शुश्रूषवेऽस्त्राणि भवान् मे दातुमर्हति॥
महेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
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.