Shloka 41
Adhyāya 168: Arjuna’s counters to māyā-rains and the onset of darkness
Nivātakavaca engagement
ततः प्रहस्य तद् भूतं तत्रैवान्तरधीयत । सह स्त्रीभिर्महाराज पश्यतो मे<द्भधुतोपमम्
tataḥ prahasya tad bhūtaṃ tatraivāntaradhīyata | saha strībhiḥ mahārāja paśyato me adbhutopamam ||
پھر وہ عجیب ہستی ہنس پڑی اور، اے مہاراج، میرے دیکھتے دیکھتے اسی جگہ عورتوں سمیت غائب ہو گئی—گویا ایک حیرت انگیز کرشمہ۔
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the need for humility and discernment: not everything can be subdued by strength or impulse, and one should recognize when an event lies beyond ordinary control, responding with restraint rather than pride.
Arjuna reports that a wondrous, uncanny being laughed and vanished on the spot along with the women, disappearing before his very eyes, emphasizing the extraordinary nature of the encounter.