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पुत्रार्थभाराधितवानहमात्मानमात्मना | पाण्डवोंको आनन्दित करनेवाले अर्जुन! मुझे दूसरा कोई वर नहीं दे सकता; यही सोचकर मैंने पुत्र-प्राप्तिके लिये स्वयं ही अपने आत्मस्वरूप पुराणपुरुष जगदीश्वर रुद्रकी आराधना की थी
putrārtha-bhārādhitavān aham ātmānam ātmanā | pāṇḍavān ānanditavāle arjuna! mām dvitīyo na kaścid varaṃ dātuṃ śaknoti; iti matvā putra-prāptyai svayam eva sva-ātma-svarūpaṃ purāṇa-puruṣaṃ jagad-īśvaraṃ rudram ārādhitavān asmi |
Sinabi ni Arjuna: “Sa paghahangad ng biyayang magkaroon ng anak na lalaki, isinagawa ko, sa sarili kong pasiya, ang isang mabigat na pagsamba. Sa pag-iisip na, ‘Walang iba pang makapagkakaloob sa akin ng biyayang ito,’ sinamba ko si Rudra—ang Sinaunang Persona, ang Panginoon ng sansinukob, at sa katotohanan ay ang aking sariling Sarili—upang magkamit ako ng isang anak.”
अर्जुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage emphasizes purposeful devotion joined with personal resolve: when a goal is ethically framed and deeply desired, one should undertake disciplined worship and inner effort. It also presents a theological insight—Rudra is not merely an external deity but is identified with the inner Self (ātma-svarūpa), linking devotion with self-knowledge.
Arjuna explains that he sought the boon of a son and, believing no other power could grant it, he personally propitiated Rudra—described as the ancient cosmic Person and Lord of the universe—through worship undertaken by his own determination.