Shloka 58
निवातकवचवधः — Arjuna’s Neutralization of the Nivātakavacas
Vajra-astra deployment
स च गान्धर्वमखिलं ग्राहयामास मां नृप । तत्राहमवसं राजन गृहीतास्त्र: सुपूजित:
sa ca gāndharvam akhilaṁ grāhayāmāsa māṁ nṛpa | tatrāham avasaṁ rājan gṛhītāstraḥ supūjitaḥ ||
ஓ அரசே! அவன் எனக்கு முழு கந்தர்வவித்தையையும் கற்பித்தான். ஓ மன்னா! அங்கே நான் சில காலம் தங்கினேன்—ஆயுதங்களைப் பெற்றவனாகவும், மிகுந்த மரியாதையுடன் போற்றப்பட்டவனாகவும்.
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
True capability is grounded in disciplined learning under a qualified guide, and power (weapons/skills) should be received with humility and used responsibly within dharma.
Arjuna tells the king that his instructor taught him the complete Gandharva discipline; Arjuna stayed there for some time, honored and having obtained the (divine) weapons.