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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.1.38
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 38
- kaccid yaśodhā ratha-yūthapānāṁ
- gāṇḍīva-dhanvoparatārir āste
- alakṣito yac-chara-kūṭa-gūḍho
- māyā-kirāto giriśas tutoṣa
kaccitwhether — whether; yaśaḥfamous-dhāfamous — famous; rathaamongst the great chariot warriors-yūthapānāmamongst the great chariot warriors — amongst the great chariot warriors; gāṇḍīvadhanvā—carrying the Gāṇḍīva bow, Arjuna — dhanvā—carrying the Gāṇḍīva bow, Arjuna; uparataone who has vanquished the enemies-ariḥone who has vanquished the enemies — one who has vanquished the enemies; āstedoing well — doing well; alakṣitaḥwithout being identified — without being identified; yatwhose — whose; śarabeing covered by arrows-kūṭabeing covered by arrows-gūḍhaḥbeing covered by arrows — being covered by arrows; māyāfalse hunter-kirātaḥfalse hunter — false hunter; giriśaḥLord Śiva — Lord Śiva; tutoṣawas satisfied — was satisfied.
[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.
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.