38 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 1
TEXT 38
pfeeare wat
aerated |

mate TREY
aren = firfereTary 13 cI1

kaccid yagodha ratha-yuthapanam
gandiva-dhanvoparatarir aste
alaksito yac-chara-kuta-gudho
maya-kirato girisas tutosa
kaccit— whether; yasudha— famous; ratha-yuthapanam—amongst the great
chariot warriors; gandiva—Gandiva; dhanva—bow; uparatarih—one who
has vanquished the enemies; aste—doing well; alaksitah—without being
identified; yat— whose; sara-kuta-gudhah—being covered by arrows; maya-
kiratah—false hunter; girisah—Lord Siva; tutosa—was satisfied.

TRANSLATION

[Please tell me] whether Arjuna, whose bow bears the name Gandiva
and who is always famous amongst the chariot warriors for vanquishing
his enemies, is doing well. He once satisfied Lord Siva by covering him
with arrows when Siva came as an unidentified false hunter.

PURPORT

Lord Siva 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 Siva was satisfied with
Arjuna’s fighting. He offered Arjuna the Pagupati weapon and blessed him.
Here Vidura inquired about the great warrior’s well-being.

TEXT 39

wgaarrt = Tart:
qed genta |
ta sm afte
Tereamia = afwarearg 128i
