SB 10.89.36

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 89: Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna Retrieve a Brāhmaṇa's Sons

SB 10.89.35

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 36

sa upaspṛśya śucy ambho
namaskṛtya maheśvaram
divyāny astrāṇi saṁsmṛtya
sajyaṁ gāṇḍīvam ādade

SYNONYMS

saḥ—he (Arjuna); upaspṛśya—touching; śuci—pure; ambhaḥ—water; namaḥ-kṛtya—offering obeisances; mahā-īśvaram—to Lord Śiva; divyāni—celestial; astrāṇi—his missile weapons; saṁsmṛtya—remembering; sajyam—the bowstring; gāṇḍīvam—to his bow Gāṇḍīva; ādade—he fixed.

TRANSLATION

After touching pure water, offering obeisances to Lord Maheśvara and recollecting the mantras for his celestial weapons, Arjuna strung his bow Gāṇḍīva.

PURPORT

The ācāryas point out that since the brāhmaṇa had disrespected Lord Kṛṣṇa, Arjuna tactfully offered his obeisances instead to Lord Śiva, who had taught Arjuna how to use the mantras of the Pāśupāta weapon.