Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 3 - Chapter 1 - Verse 38


Sanskrit:

कच्चिद्यशोधा रथयूथपानांगाण्डीवधन्वोपरतारिरास्ते ।अलक्षितो यच्छरकूटगूढोमायाकिरातो गिरिशस्तुतोष ॥ ३८ ॥

ITRANS:

kaccid yaśodhā ratha-yūthapānāṁgāṇḍīva-dhanvoparatārir āstealakṣito yac-chara-kūṭa-gūḍhomāyā-kirāto giriśas tutoṣa

Translation:

[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.

Purport:

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.