Shloka 2

Śiva Grants the Pāśupata Astra (Pāśupata-Śastra Upadeśa) | शिवेन पाशुपतास्त्रदानम्

Devanagari script

ततोअर्जुन: परं चक्रे विस्मयं परवीरहा । मया साक्षान्महादेवो दृष्ट इत्येव भारत,भारत! तदनन्तर शत्रुवीरोंका संहार करनेवाले अर्जुनको यह सोचकर बड़ा आश्चर्य हुआ कि आज मुझे महादेवजीका प्रत्यक्ष दर्शन प्राप्त हुआ है

Transliteration

tato 'rjunaḥ paraṃ cakre vismayaṃ paravīrahā | mayā sākṣān mahādevo dṛṣṭa ityeva bhārata ||

Translation

Bấy giờ Arjuna, kẻ diệt trừ các dũng sĩ địch, bỗng tràn ngập kinh ngạc sâu xa, tự nhủ: “Ôi Bhārata, hôm nay ta quả đã được thấy Mahādeva đối diện tận mắt.”

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

अर्जुनःArjuna

परम्great, supreme (as an adverbial accusative: greatly)

चक्रेdid, made

विस्मयम्wonder, astonishment

परवीरहाslayer of enemy heroes

मयाby me

साक्षात्directly, in person

महादेवःMahadeva (Śiva)

दृष्टःseen

इतिthus, 'that'

एवindeed, just

भारतO Bhārata

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Arjuna

Mahādeva (Śiva)

Bhārata (Janamejaya as addressee)

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even a supreme warrior’s power is ethically grounded when tempered by humility and devotion; direct awareness of the divine evokes awe that restrains ego and aligns action with dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

After the preceding events, Arjuna is overwhelmed with amazement, reflecting that he has personally seen Mahādeva (Śiva), and he expresses this realization as a pivotal moment in his spiritual and heroic journey.