Shloka 46
Arjuna’s Himalayan Departure and the Commencement of Severe Tapas
Janamejaya’s Inquiry; Sages Approach Śiva
चिन्तयामास जिष्णुस्तु भगवन्तं हुताशनम् । पुरस्तादक्षयौ दत्तौ तूणौ येनास्थ खाण्डवे,विजयी अर्जुनने उस समय भगवान् अग्निदेवका चिन्तन किया, जिन्होंने खाण्डववनमें प्रत्यक्ष दर्शन देकर उन्हें दो अक्षय तूणीर प्रदान किये थे
cintayāmāsa jiṣṇus tu bhagavantaṁ hutāśanam | purastād akṣayau dattau tūṇau yenātha khāṇḍave ||
Pagkaraan, inalaala ni Jiṣṇu (Arjuna) ang mapagpalang Diyos ng Apoy, si Agni, na minsang nagpakita sa kaniya sa gubat ng Khāṇḍava at nagkaloob ng dalawang di-nauubos na lalagyan ng palaso. Ang paggunita’y tanda ng pasasalamat at paggalang sa tulong na banal na tinanggap noon, at inilalagay ang paninindigan ni Arjuna ngayon sa tungkuling sinasandigan ng sagradong biyaya, hindi lamang sa sariling lakas.
किरयात उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights gratitude and devotional recollection: a righteous hero remembers divine assistance received earlier, implying that strength and success should be aligned with dharma and acknowledged as supported by higher grace rather than claimed as mere self-achievement.
Arjuna (called Jiṣṇu) mentally invokes Agni, recalling the earlier Khāṇḍava-forest episode when Agni appeared and gifted him two inexhaustible quivers—an act that reinforces Arjuna’s preparedness and confidence in the present situation.