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Arjuna gets Pāsupata weapon
Arjuna kneeled & bowed to Shiva. Shiva was overjoyed. Arjuna prayed, “O Lord! O Kapardi! O Lord of all Lords! O Mahadeva! On blue-necked Lord! O Lord with matted locks! Among all the causes, you are the ultimate. You are 3-3-eyed, all-pervasive & the sole refuge for all the Devatas. From You, this entire world originated.
You cannot be vanquished by the 3 worlds composed of Devatas, humans & demons. You are Shiva in Vishnu form & Vishnu in Shiva form. I bow to You.
I bow to you O Hari and Hara who destroyed Daksha’s Yagna. O Lord you have an eye on the forehead. O Sarva! O Lord who holds the trident! I bow to You.
O Shiva! O protector of the Pinaka! You exist as the Sun and are the embodiment of auspiciousness. You are the creator. O Lord of all beings! I beseech you to bless me.
You are the Lord for all the bhoota-ganas. You shower auspiciousness on the world & cause universal wellbeing. You are the subtle existence that is beyond Prakriti and Purusha. To You, O Hara, I bow.
O Lord Shankara! Please pardon my mistake. I have come to this great forest seeking to see You. This supreme Himalayan peak is very dear to me. it is the residence of Rishis.
O Lord, You are worshipped by all the worlds. I beseech You to shower blessings upon me. O Mahadeva! Due to ignorance, I fought with you. I am not at fault. Hence, now I surrender to You. Kindly pardon my rashness”.
Shiva touched Arjuna & said, “I have forgiven you. Get up” & in great delight, embraced Arjuna, pacified him & said,
“O Arjuna! Previously you were Maharishi Nara, the friend of Maharishi Narayana. In Badari for many thousands of years you performed very fierce penance. In you & in Vishnu the supreme radiance exists which supports the entire creation.
When crowing Indra as the king, you & Krishna took up bows & killed all demons. O Arjuna! With my illusion I absorbed your Gandiva bow & inexhaustible quivers. Take them. Your body will be disease-free. Your valour delights me. Seek what you want. There is none on earth or heaven who equals you. You are the most supreme among the Kshatriyas”.
Arjuna said, “O Shankara! If you seek to bless me, then give me your divine Pāsupata weapon called Brahmashiro for which you are the deity & which is of terrific power. At annihilation time, it destroys the entire creation.
O Mahadeva! A terrible war is going to take place with Karna, Bhishma, Drona & Kripa. With your blessings I seek to win them & with that weapon slay demons, ghosts, spirits, Gandharvas & serpents.
When invoked with mantras, that weapon releases thousands of spears, maces, serpentine arrows. I will face Bhishma with it, fight with Drona & Karna. This is my first desire. If this is fulfilled, I will slay the enemies & become ever-competent”.
Shiva said, “O Arjuna! Take the weapon. You alone are competent to release & withdraw it. Indra, Yama, Kubera & even Varuna cannot handle it. O son of Kunti! This weapon must not be used without adequate cause. If used on the weak, it will destroy the world. In the 3 worlds composed of moving & non-moving entities, no one can escape this weapon. This can be used either mentally, verbally or by fixing on a bow”.
Arjuna quickly purified himself & with a pure mind went to Shiva and said, “O Lord of the universe! Please initiate me into that mantra”.
Shiva then initiated Arjuna. The fiercely burning weapon took a form & came to Arjuna who joyfully received it. At that time the entire earth shuddered. Celestial drums, bugles were sounded. Many whirlwinds arose. Lightning struck severely.
All the Devatas & demons saw the weapon taking a form & coming to Arjuna. Shiva touched Arjuna’s body. With this all inauspiciousness was washed away in him.
Shiva said, “Arjuna! Now leave for Swarga”. Arjuna bowed & looked at Shiva who then smilingly returned the Gandiva. Shiva along with Parvati then vanished.
‘I have seen the Supreme Shiva. He touched & blessed me. I am fortunate. I believe I have defeated all enemies. My purpose has been accomplished’- delighted Arjuna.
At that time all directions glowed. Varuna, the Lord of aquatic creatures, came there accompanied by serpents, deities for rivers, Sadhyas, daityas & Devatas.
Exactly then, the handsome Kubera, the Lord for wealth, came with the Yakshas.
Lord Yama who annihilates all the worlds also arrived accompanied by forefathers & glowing like the second Sun at the annihilation time.
Indra along with Sachi-devi came on the Airavata followed by the Devatas, Gandharvas & Rishis.
Yama said, “O Arjuna! We, the Guardian-deities have come for you & are giving you a divine vision to see us as you are eligible. You were Maharishi Nara who, based on Brahma’s order, have taken a human birth. In the war you will conquer Bhishma, Drona, other fearsome kings, demons who are in a human form, the Nivata-kavacas & will slay Karna. [0ge_6sAVby8] |