Lord Śiva tested Arjuna's strength by picking a quarrel with him over a hunted boar. He confronted Arjuna in the false dress of a hunter, and Arjuna covered him with arrows until Lord Śiva was satisfied with Arjuna's fighting. He offered Arjuna the Pāśupati weapon and blessed him. Here Vidura inquired about the great warrior's well-being.
He (Lord Siva) offered Arjuna the Pasupati weapon and blessed him. Here Vidura inquired about the great warrior's well-being
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"He offered Arjuna the Pāśupati weapon and blessed him. Here Vidura inquired about the great warrior's well-being"
Srimad-Bhagavatam
SB Canto 3
Lord Śiva tested Arjuna's strength by picking a quarrel with him over a hunted boar. He confronted Arjuna in the false dress of a hunter, and Arjuna covered him with arrows until Lord Śiva was satisfied with Arjuna's fighting. He offered Arjuna the Pāśupati weapon and blessed him. Here Vidura inquired about the great warrior's well-being.
[Please tell me] whether Arjuna, whose bow bears the name Gāṇḍīva and who is always famous amongst the chariot warriors for vanquishing his enemies, is doing well. He once satisfied Lord Śiva by covering him with arrows when Śiva came as an unidentified false hunter.
Categories:
- Siva
- Offerings to a Devotee of God
- Arjuna's Weapons
- Blessings of a Devotee of God
- Blessed Devotees of God
- Here
- Vidura
- Inquiring about Devotees of God
- Inquiries by Devotees of God
- Great
- Arjuna As a Warrior
- Warrior Devotees of God
- Well-being
- Srimad-Bhagavatam, Canto 03 Chapter 01 Purports - Questions by Vidura
- Srimad Bhagavatam, Canto 03 Purports
| Page Title: | He (Lord Siva) offered Arjuna the Pasupati weapon and blessed him. Here Vidura inquired about the great warrior's well-being |
| Compiler: | Nirmal |
| Created: | 2020-07-03, 18:01:19 |
| Totals by Section: | BG=0, SB=1, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=0, Let=0 |
| No. of Quotes: | 1 |