The World-Guardians Give Arjuna Their Weapons

Verse 1 (3.41.1)

तस्य संपश्यतस्त्वेव पिनाकी गोवृषध्वजः । जगामादर्शनं भानुर्लोकस्येवास्तमीयिवान् ॥

tasya saṃpaśyatastveva pinākī govṛṣadhvajaḥ | jagāmādarśanaṃ bhānurlokasyevāstamīyivān

Even as Arjuna looked on, the bearer of the Pinaka, whose banner bears the bull, passed from sight, as the sun sets before the eyes of the world.

Verse 2 (3.41.2)

ततोऽर्जुनः परं चक्रे विस्मयं परवीरहा । मया साक्षान्महादेवो दृष्ट इत्येव भारत ॥

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

Then Arjuna, slayer of enemy heroes, was filled with the greatest wonder. "I have seen the Great God with my own eyes!" he thought, O Bharata.

Verse 3 (3.41.3)

धन्योस्म्यनुगृहीतोस्मि यन्मया त्र्यम्बको हरः । पिनाकी वरदो रूपी दृष्टः स्पृष्टश्च पाणिना ॥

dhanyosmyanugṛhītosmi yanmayā tryambako haraḥ | pinākī varado rūpī dṛṣṭaḥ spṛṣṭaśca pāṇinā

"I am blessed, I am favoured, for I have seen the three-eyed Hara, bearer of the Pinaka and giver of boons, in bodily form, and have touched him with my hand.

Note on the text: Corrected स्पृष्टश्ट → स्पृष्टश्च (misprint in Wikisource; ट for च; the critical edition reads spṛṣṭaś ca). Speaker set to अर्जुन: verses 3–4 are Arjuna's own thoughts in the first person, with no printed heading.

Verse 4 (3.41.4)

कृतार्थं चावगच्छामि परमात्मानमात्मना । शत्रूंश्च विजितान्सर्वान्निर्वृत्तं च प्रयोजनम् ॥

kṛtārthaṃ cāvagacchāmi paramātmānamātmanā | śatrūṃśca vijitānsarvānnirvṛttaṃ ca prayojanam

I know myself now to have reached my goal and to be raised to the highest. I hold all my enemies as conquered and my purpose as accomplished."

Verse 5 (3.41.5)

इत्येवं चिन्तयानस्य पार्थस्यामिततेजसः । ततो वैडूर्यवर्णाभो भासयन्सर्वतो दिशः । यादोगणवृतः श्रीमानाजगाम जलेश्वरः ॥

ityevaṃ cintayānasya pārthasyāmitatejasaḥ | tato vaiḍūryavarṇābho bhāsayansarvato diśaḥ | yādogaṇavṛtaḥ śrīmānājagāma jaleśvaraḥ

While Partha of boundless splendour was thinking thus, the glorious lord of the waters came, gleaming with the colour of beryl and lighting up every quarter, surrounded by hosts of water-creatures.

Note on the text: The second and third lines are CE 3.42.5; the first line is not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; its apparatus has it as 3.42.4d*0180).

Verse 6 (3.41.6)

नागैर्नदैर्नदीभिश्च दैत्यैः साध्यैर्मरुद्गणैः । वरुणो यादसांभर्ता वशी तं देशमागमत् ॥

nāgairnadairnadībhiśca daityaiḥ sādhyairmarudgaṇaiḥ | varuṇo yādasāṃbhartā vaśī taṃ deśamāgamat

Varuna, lord of the water-creatures, the self-controlled master, came to that place with Nagas, with rivers and streams, with Daityas, Sadhyas and the hosts of the Maruts.

Verse 7 (3.41.7)

अथ जाम्बूनदवपुर्विमानेन महार्चिषा । कुबेरः समनुप्राप्तो यक्षैरनुगतः प्रभुः ॥

atha jāmbūnadavapurvimānena mahārciṣā | kuberaḥ samanuprāpto yakṣairanugataḥ prabhuḥ

Then lord Kubera arrived, his body bright as gold, in a celestial car of great brilliance, followed by the Yakshas.

Verse 8 (3.41.8)

विद्योतयन्निवाकाशमद्भुतोपमदर्शनः । धनानामधिपः श्रीमानर्जुनं द्रष्टुमागतः ॥

vidyotayannivākāśamadbhutopamadarśanaḥ | dhanānāmadhipaḥ śrīmānarjunaṃ draṣṭumāgataḥ

Lighting up the sky, as it were, wondrous to behold, the glorious lord of riches came to see Arjuna.

Verse 9 (3.41.9)

तथा लोकान्तकः श्रीमान्यमः साक्षात्प्रतापवान् । मर्त्यमूर्तिधरैः सार्धं पितृभिर्लोकभावनैः ॥

tathā lokāntakaḥ śrīmānyamaḥ sākṣātpratāpavān | martyamūrtidharaiḥ sārdhaṃ pitṛbhirlokabhāvanaiḥ

So too came glorious Yama himself, the ender of the worlds, mighty in power, with the ancestors who sustain the worlds and who bear the form of mortals;

Verse 10 (3.41.10)

दण्डपाणिरचिन्त्यात्मा सर्वभूतविनाशकृत् । वैवस्वतो धर्मराजो विमानेनावभासयन् ॥

daṇḍapāṇiracintyātmā sarvabhūtavināśakṛt | vaivasvato dharmarājo vimānenāvabhāsayan

the bearer of the staff, of inconceivable nature, who brings about the end of all beings, Vaivasvata, the King of Dharma, lighting up with his celestial car

Verse 11 (3.41.11)

त्रील्लोकान्गुह्यकांश्चैव गन्धर्वाश्चैव पन्नगान् । द्वितीय इव मार्ताण्डो युगान्ते समुपस्थिते ॥

trīllokānguhyakāṃścaiva gandharvāścaiva pannagān | dvitīya iva mārtāṇḍo yugānte samupasthite

the three worlds, the Guhyakas, the Gandharvas and the serpents, like a second sun risen at the end of an age.

Verse 12 (3.41.12)

भानुमन्ति विचित्राणि शिखराणि महागिरेः । समास्थायार्जुनं तत्र ददृशुस्तपसान्वितम् ॥

bhānumanti vicitrāṇi śikharāṇi mahāgireḥ | samāsthāyārjunaṃ tatra dadṛśustapasānvitam

Taking their places on the shining, many-coloured peaks of the great mountain, they saw Arjuna there, rich in austerity.

Note on the text: Restored a missing word space (तत्रददृशुस्तपसान्वितम् → तत्र ददृशुस्तपसान्वितम्).

Verse 13 (3.41.13)

ततो मुहूर्ताद्भगवानैरावतशिरोगतः । आजगाम सहेन्द्राण्या शक्रः सुरगणैर्वृतः ॥

tato muhūrtādbhagavānairāvataśirogataḥ | ājagāma sahendrāṇyā śakraḥ suragaṇairvṛtaḥ

Then, after a moment, the blessed Shakra arrived, seated on the head of Airavata, together with Indrani and surrounded by hosts of gods.

Verse 14 (3.41.14)

पाण्डुरेणातपत्रेण ध्रियमाणेन मूर्धनि । शुशुभे नागराजस्थः सितमभ्रमिव स्थितः ॥

pāṇḍureṇātapatreṇa dhriyamāṇena mūrdhani | śuśubhe nāgarājasthaḥ sitamabhramiva sthitaḥ

With a white parasol held over his head, he shone, standing on the king of elephants, like a white cloud.

Verse 15 (3.41.15)

संस्तूयमानो गन्धर्वैर्ऋषिभिश्च तपोधनैः । शृङ्गं गिरेः समासाद्य तस्थौ सूर्य इवोदितः ॥

saṃstūyamāno gandharvairṛṣibhiśca tapodhanaiḥ | śṛṅgaṃ gireḥ samāsādya tasthau sūrya ivoditaḥ

Praised by the Gandharvas and by seers rich in austerity, he reached a peak of the mountain and stood there like the risen sun.

Verse 16 (3.41.16)

अथ मेघस्वनो धीमान्व्याजहार शुभां गिरम् । यमः परमधर्मज्ञो दक्षिणां दिशमास्थितः ॥

atha meghasvano dhīmānvyājahāra śubhāṃ giram | yamaḥ paramadharmajño dakṣiṇāṃ diśamāsthitaḥ

Then wise Yama, whose voice was like the thunder of clouds and who knows the highest dharma, took his place in the southern quarter and spoke these auspicious words:

Note on the text: Corrected यमऋ → यमः (misprint in Wikisource; ऋ for the visarga; the critical edition reads yamaḥ).

Verse 17 (3.41.17)

अर्जुनार्जुन पश्यास्माँल्लोकपालान्समागतान् । दृष्टिं ते वितरामोऽद्य भवानर्हति दर्शनम् ॥

arjunārjuna paśyāsmām̐llokapālānsamāgatān | dṛṣṭiṃ te vitarāmo'dya bhavānarhati darśanam

"Arjuna, Arjuna, behold us, the guardians of the world, gathered here! We grant you sight today, for you are worthy to see us.

Note on the text: Speaker set to यम: Yama's speech (verses 17–25) has no printed heading; verse 16 introduces it, and the heading वैशंपायन उवाच returns before verse 26.

Verse 18 (3.41.18)

पूर्वर्षिरमितात्मा त्वं नरो नाम महाबलः । नियोगाद्ब्रह्मणस्तात मर्त्यतां समुपागतः ॥

pūrvarṣiramitātmā tvaṃ naro nāma mahābalaḥ | niyogādbrahmaṇastāta martyatāṃ samupāgataḥ

You are an ancient seer of boundless spirit, the mighty one named Nara. By Brahma's command, my son, you have taken on mortal state.

Note on the text: CE 3.42.18 has a third line (tvaṃ vāsavasamudbhūto mahāvīryaparākramaḥ) that Wikisource lacks.

Verse 19 (3.41.19)

त्वया च वसुसंभूतो महावीर्यः पितामहः । भीष्मः परमधर्मात्मा जेतव्यश्च रणेऽनघ ॥

tvayā ca vasusaṃbhūto mahāvīryaḥ pitāmahaḥ | bhīṣmaḥ paramadharmātmā jetavyaśca raṇe'nagha

By you, sinless one, the grandsire born of the Vasus, the mighty and supremely righteous Bhishma, is to be conquered in battle.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); its apparatus has close variants of these lines as 3.42.18f*0182 and *0181 (the latter with saṃsādhyaś for जेतव्यश्च).

Verse 20 (3.41.20)

क्षत्रं चाग्निसमस्पर्शं भारद्वाजेन रक्षितम् । निवातकवचाश्चैव संसाध्याः कुरुनन्दन ॥

kṣatraṃ cāgnisamasparśaṃ bhāradvājena rakṣitam | nivātakavacāścaiva saṃsādhyāḥ kurunandana

The warrior host too, fiery to the touch, guarded by Bharadvaja's son, and the Nivatakavachas as well, are to be subdued by you, joy of the Kurus.

Note on the text: CE 3.42.19 has a middle line (dānavāś ca mahāvīryā ye manuṣyatvam āgatāḥ) that Wikisource lacks.

Verse 21 (3.41.21)

पितुर्ममांशो देवस्य सर्वलोकप्रतापिनः । कर्णश्च सुमहावीर्यस्त्वया वध्यो धनंजय ॥

piturmamāṃśo devasya sarvalokapratāpinaḥ | karṇaśca sumahāvīryastvayā vadhyo dhanaṃjaya

And Karna of very great valour, a portion of my father, the god who warms all the worlds, is to be slain by you, Dhananjaya.

Note on the text: Corrected कर्णश्व → कर्णश्च (misprint in Wikisource; व for च, the usual confusion; the critical edition reads karṇaḥ sa here).

Verse 22 (3.41.22)

अंशाश्च क्षितिसंप्राप्ता देवगन्धर्वरक्षसाम् । त्वया निपातिता युद्धे स्वकर्मफलनिर्जिताम् । गतिं प्राप्स्यन्ति कौन्तेय यथास्वमरिकर्शन ॥

aṃśāśca kṣitisaṃprāptā devagandharvarakṣasām | tvayā nipātitā yuddhe svakarmaphalanirjitām | gatiṃ prāpsyanti kaunteya yathāsvamarikarśana

And the portions of gods, Gandharvas and Rakshasas that have come down to earth, once felled by you in battle, will each reach the state they have won by the fruit of their own deeds, son of Kunti, tormentor of foes.

Note on the text: Restored a missing word space (युद्धेस्वकर्मफलनिर्जिताम् → युद्धे स्वकर्मफलनिर्जिताम्).

Verse 23 (3.41.23)

अक्षया तव कीर्तिश्च लोके स्थास्यति फल्गुन । त्वया साक्षान्महादेवस्तोषितो हि महामृधे ॥

akṣayā tava kīrtiśca loke sthāsyati phalguna | tvayā sākṣānmahādevastoṣito hi mahāmṛdhe

Your fame will stand imperishable in the world, Phalguna, for you have pleased the Great God himself in a mighty combat.

Note on the text: Corrected स्थासय्ति → स्थास्यति (misprint in Wikisource; transposed letters; the critical edition reads sthāsyati). These lines are CE 3.42.22ab–cd; the verse's third line follows as Wikisource 24.

Verse 24 (3.41.24)

लघ्वी वसुमती चापि कर्तव्या विष्णुना सह ॥

laghvī vasumatī cāpi kartavyā viṣṇunā saha

And together with Vishnu you are to lighten the burden of the earth.

Note on the text: A single line in Wikisource, completing the verse before it (it is the third line of CE 3.42.22).

Verse 25 (3.41.25)

गृहाणास्त्रं महाबाहो दण्डमप्रतिवारणम् । अनेनास्त्रेण सुमहत्त्वं हि कर्म करिष्यसि ॥

gṛhāṇāstraṃ mahābāho daṇḍamaprativāraṇam | anenāstreṇa sumahattvaṃ hi karma kariṣyasi

Take this weapon, mighty-armed one, my staff, which nothing can ward off. With this weapon you will do very great deeds."

Verse 26 (3.41.26)

प्रतिजग्राह पार्थोपि विधिवत्कुरुनन्दनः । समन्त्रं सोपरोधं च समोक्षविनिवर्तनम् ॥

pratijagrāha pārthopi vidhivatkurunandanaḥ | samantraṃ soparodhaṃ ca samokṣavinivartanam

And Partha, joy of the Kurus, received it according to rule, with its mantras, with the method of restraining it, and with its release and withdrawal.

Verse 27 (3.41.27)

ततो जलधरश्यामो वरुणो यादसांपतिः । पश्चिमां दिशमास्थाय गिरमुच्चारयन्प्रभुः ॥

tato jaladharaśyāmo varuṇo yādasāṃpatiḥ | paścimāṃ diśamāsthāya giramuccārayanprabhuḥ

Then Varuna, lord of the water-creatures, dark as a rain-cloud, standing in the western quarter, raised his voice:

Verse 28 (3.41.28)

पार्थ क्षत्रियमुख्यस्त्वं क्षत्रधर्मे व्यवस्थितः । पश्य मां पृथुताम्राक्ष वरुणोस्मि जलेश्वरः ॥

pārtha kṣatriyamukhyastvaṃ kṣatradharme vyavasthitaḥ | paśya māṃ pṛthutāmrākṣa varuṇosmi jaleśvaraḥ

"Partha, you are foremost among Kshatriyas and firm in a Kshatriya's duty. Look at me, you with large, coppery eyes: I am Varuna, lord of the waters.

Note on the text: Speaker set to वरुण: Varuna's speech (verses 28–32) has no printed heading; verse 27 introduces it.

Verse 29 (3.41.29)

मया समुद्यतान्पाशान्वारुणाननिवारितान् । प्रतिगृह्णीष्व कौन्तेय सहरहस्यनिवर्तनान् ॥

mayā samudyatānpāśānvāruṇānanivāritān | pratigṛhṇīṣva kaunteya saharahasyanivartanān

Accept from me, son of Kunti, these raised nooses of Varuna, which cannot be warded off, together with their secret and the way to withdraw them.

Verse 30 (3.41.30)

एभिस्तदा मया वीर संग्रामे तारकामये । दैतेयानां सहस्राणि संयतानि महात्मनाम् ॥

ebhistadā mayā vīra saṃgrāme tārakāmaye | daiteyānāṃ sahasrāṇi saṃyatāni mahātmanām

With these, hero, I once bound thousands of mighty Daityas in the war over Taraka.

Verse 31 (3.41.31)

तस्मादिमान्महासत्व मत्प्रसादसमुत्थितान् । गृहाण न हि ते मुच्येदन्तकोप्याततायिनः ॥

tasmādimānmahāsatva matprasādasamutthitān | gṛhāṇa na hi te mucyedantakopyātatāyinaḥ

So take these, you of great strength, which come to you by my grace. Not even Death himself could escape you if he came at you to kill.

Verse 32 (3.41.32)

अनेन त्वं यदाऽस्त्रेण संग्रामे विचरिष्यसि । तदा निःक्षत्रिया भूमिर्भविष्यति न संशयः ॥

anena tvaṃ yadā'streṇa saṃgrāme vicariṣyasi | tadā niḥkṣatriyā bhūmirbhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ

When you range the battlefield with this weapon, the earth will be emptied of Kshatriyas; of that there is no doubt."

Verse 33 (3.41.33)

ततस्तान्वारुणानस्त्रान्दिव्यानस्त्रविदां वरः । प्रतिजग्राह विधिवद्वरुणाद्वासविस्तदा ॥

tatastānvāruṇānastrāndivyānastravidāṃ varaḥ | pratijagrāha vidhivadvaruṇādvāsavistadā

Then Vasava's son, best of those who know weapons, duly received from Varuna those divine weapons of Varuna.

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki marks (` and ।।') around this verse and restored a missing word space (अस्त्रविदांवरः → अस्त्रविदां वरः). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); its apparatus has it as 3.42.30d*0183.

Verse 34 (3.41.34)

ततः कैलासनिलयो धनाध्यक्षोऽभ्यभाषत । दत्तेष्वस्त्रेषु दिव्येषु वरुणेन यमेन च ॥

tataḥ kailāsanilayo dhanādhyakṣo'bhyabhāṣata | datteṣvastreṣu divyeṣu varuṇena yamena ca

Then the lord of riches, whose home is Kailasa, spoke, once Varuna and Yama had given their divine weapons:

Note on the text: Corrected अभ्यभापत → अभ्यभाषत (misprint in Wikisource; प for ष; the critical edition reads abhyabhāṣata).

Verse 35 (3.41.35)

प्रीतोऽहमपि ते प्राज्ञ पाण्डवेय महाबल । त्वया सह समागम्य अजितेन तथैव च ॥

prīto'hamapi te prājña pāṇḍaveya mahābala | tvayā saha samāgamya ajitena tathaiva ca

"I too am pleased with you, wise and mighty son of Pandu, now that I have met you, just as I am with the Unconquered One, Krishna.

Note on the text: Corrected महाहल → महाबल (misprint in Wikisource; ह for ब; the critical edition's apparatus reads mahābala). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); its apparatus has it as 3.42.31d*0184. Speaker set to कुबेर: Kubera's speech (verses 35–41) has no printed heading; verse 34 introduces it.

Verse 36 (3.41.36)

सव्यसाचिन्महाबाहो पूर्वदेव सनातन । सहास्माभिर्भवाञ्श्रान्तः पुराकल्पेषु नित्यशः ॥

savyasācinmahābāho pūrvadeva sanātana | sahāsmābhirbhavāñśrāntaḥ purākalpeṣu nityaśaḥ

Savyasachin, mighty-armed, eternal god of old: in ages past you have always toiled alongside us.

Verse 37 (3.41.37)

दर्शनं ते त्विदं दिव्यं प्रदिशामि नरर्षभ । अमानुषान्महाबाहो दुर्जयानपि जेष्यसि ॥

darśanaṃ te tvidaṃ divyaṃ pradiśāmi nararṣabha | amānuṣānmahābāho durjayānapi jeṣyasi

I grant you this divine sight, bull among men. With it, mighty-armed one, you will conquer even superhuman beings that are hard to conquer.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); its apparatus has a close variant as 3.42.32d*0185.

Verse 38 (3.41.38)

मत्तश्चैव भवानाशु गृह्णात्वस्त्रमनुत्तमम् । अनेन त्वमनीकानि धार्तराष्ट्रस्य धक्ष्यसि ॥

mattaścaiva bhavānāśu gṛhṇātvastramanuttamam | anena tvamanīkāni dhārtarāṣṭrasya dhakṣyasi

Take from me too, and quickly, a matchless weapon. With it you will burn up the armies of Dhritarashtra's son.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); its apparatus has a close variant as 3.42.33b*0186, lines 1–2.

Verse 39 (3.41.39)

मत्तोऽपि त्वं गृहाणास्त्रमन्तर्धानं प्रियं मम । ओजस्तेजोद्युतिकरं प्रस्वापनमरातिनुत् ॥

matto'pi tvaṃ gṛhāṇāstramantardhānaṃ priyaṃ mama | ojastejodyutikaraṃ prasvāpanamarātinut

Take from me as well the weapon Antardhana, dear to me, which gives vigour, power and splendour, lulls the enemy to sleep and drives away foes.

Note on the text: Corrected भम → मम (misprint in Wikisource; भ for म; the critical edition reads mama).

Verse 40 (3.41.40)

महात्मना शंकरेण त्रिपुरं निहतं यदा । तदैतदस्त्रं निर्मुक्तं येन दग्धा महासुराः ॥

mahātmanā śaṃkareṇa tripuraṃ nihataṃ yadā | tadaitadastraṃ nirmuktaṃ yena dagdhā mahāsurāḥ

When the great-souled Shankara destroyed the Triple City, this was the weapon he loosed, by which the great Asuras were burned.

Note on the text: Corrected यादा → यदा (misprint in Wikisource; stray vowel sign; the critical edition's apparatus reads yadā). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); its apparatus has it as 3.42.33d*0187, lines 1–2.

Verse 41 (3.41.41)

त्वदर्थमुद्यतं चेदं मया सत्यपराक्रम । त्वमर्हो धारणे चास्य मेरुप्रतिमगौरव ॥

tvadarthamudyataṃ cedaṃ mayā satyaparākrama | tvamarho dhāraṇe cāsya merupratimagaurava

I have brought it forth for your sake, you whose valour is true. You are worthy to bear it, you whose weight is like Mount Meru's."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); its apparatus has it as 3.42.33d*0187, lines 3–4.

Verse 42 (3.41.42)

ततोऽर्जुनो महाबाहुर्विधिवत्कुरुनन्दनः । कौबेरमधिजग्राह दिव्यमस्त्रं महाबलः ॥

tato'rjuno mahābāhurvidhivatkurunandanaḥ | kauberamadhijagrāha divyamastraṃ mahābalaḥ

Then mighty-armed Arjuna of great strength, joy of the Kurus, received according to rule Kubera's divine weapon.

Verse 43 (3.41.43)

ततोऽब्रवीद्देवराजः पार्थमक्लिष्टकारिणम् । सान्त्वयञ्श्लक्ष्णया वाचा दिव्यदुन्दुभिनिःस्वनः ॥

tato'bravīddevarājaḥ pārthamakliṣṭakāriṇam | sāntvayañślakṣṇayā vācā divyadundubhiniḥsvanaḥ

Then the king of the gods, whose voice was like a heavenly drum, spoke to Partha, tireless in deeds, comforting him with gentle words:

Note on the text: Restored missing word spaces (श्लक्ष्णयावाचादिव्यदुन्दुभिनिःस्वनः → श्लक्ष्णया वाचा दिव्यदुन्दुभिनिःस्वनः).

Verse 44 (3.41.44)

कुन्तीमातर्महाबाहो त्वमीशानः पुरातनः । परां सिद्धिमनुप्राप्तः साक्षाद्देवगतिं गतः ॥

kuntīmātarmahābāho tvamīśānaḥ purātanaḥ | parāṃ siddhimanuprāptaḥ sākṣāddevagatiṃ gataḥ

"Mighty-armed son of Kunti, you are an ancient lord. You have reached the highest perfection and attained the very state of a god.

Note on the text: Speaker set to इन्द्र: Indra's speech (verses 44–46) has no printed heading; verse 43 introduces it.

Verse 45 (3.41.45)

देवकार्यं तु सुमहत्त्वया कार्यमरिंदम । आरोढव्यस्त्वया स्वर्गः सज्जीभव महाद्युते ॥

devakāryaṃ tu sumahattvayā kāryamariṃdama | āroḍhavyastvayā svargaḥ sajjībhava mahādyute

But a great task of the gods remains for you to do, tamer of foes. You must ascend to heaven; make ready, you of great splendour.

Verse 46 (3.41.46)

रथो मातलिसंयुक्त आगतस्त्वत्कृते मम । तत्र तेऽहं प्रदास्यामि सर्वाण्यस्त्राणि कौरव ॥

ratho mātalisaṃyukta āgatastvatkṛte mama | tatra te'haṃ pradāsyāmi sarvāṇyastrāṇi kaurava

My chariot, yoked by Matali, has come for your sake. There I will give you all the weapons, descendant of Kuru."

Note on the text: Restored a missing word space (तेऽहंप्रदास्यामि → तेऽहं प्रदास्यामि). मम for the critical edition's mahīm (with आगतः for āgantā) is a recension variant and is kept.

Verse 47 (3.41.47)

तान्दृष्ट्वा लोकपालांस्तु समेतान्गिरिमूर्धनि । जगाम विस्मयं धीमान्कुन्तीपुत्रो धनंजयः ॥

tāndṛṣṭvā lokapālāṃstu sametāngirimūrdhani | jagāma vismayaṃ dhīmānkuntīputro dhanaṃjayaḥ

Seeing the guardians of the world gathered on the mountain top, wise Dhananjaya, son of Kunti, was filled with wonder.

Verse 48 (3.41.48)

ततोऽर्जुनो महातेजा लोकपालान्समागतान् । पूजयामास विधिवद्वाग्भिरद्भिः फलैरपि ॥

tato'rjuno mahātejā lokapālānsamāgatān | pūjayāmāsa vidhivadvāgbhiradbhiḥ phalairapi

Then Arjuna of great splendour honoured the assembled guardians of the world according to rule, with words, with water and with fruits.

Verse 49 (3.41.49)

ततः प्रतिययुर्देवाः प्रतिपूज्य धनंजयम् । यथागतेन विबुधाः सर्वे कामं मनोजवाः ॥

tataḥ pratiyayurdevāḥ pratipūjya dhanaṃjayam | yathāgatena vibudhāḥ sarve kāmaṃ manojavāḥ

Then the gods, having honoured Dhananjaya in return, all went back as they had come, swift as thought, as they pleased.

Verse 50 (3.41.50)

ततोऽर्जुनो मुदं लेभे लब्धास्त्रः पुरुषर्षभः । कृतार्थमथ चात्मानं स मेने पूर्णमानसम् ॥

tato'rjuno mudaṃ lebhe labdhāstraḥ puruṣarṣabhaḥ | kṛtārthamatha cātmānaṃ sa mene pūrṇamānasam

Then Arjuna, bull among men, rejoiced at having gained the weapons, and he thought himself fulfilled, his heart's desire complete.

Note on the text: Corrected पुरुषर्पभः → पुरुषर्षभः (misprint in Wikisource; प for ष; the critical edition reads puruṣarṣabhaḥ) and removed a stray space before the avagraha (ततो ऽर्जुनो → ततोऽर्जुनो).