O Dhananjaya, even before this thy arrival I knew that thou wouldst come
hither. Then I, have O best of the Bharatas, manifested myself unto
thee. As formerly thou hadst performed thy ablution in the various
tirthas and now hast performed severe austerities, so thou wilt be able
to repair unto the celestial regions, O Pandava. Thou wilt, however,
again have to practise extreme penance, for thou shouldst at any rate
journey to heaven. And at my command, Matali shall take thee to the
celestial regions. Thou hast already been recognised by the celestials
and the celestial sages of high soul.' Thereupon I said unto Sakra, 'O
divine one, be thou favourable unto me. With the view of learning arms
do I beseech thee that thou mayst 'be my preceptor.' At this Indra said,
'O child, having learnt weapons thou wouldst perform terrible deeds and
with this object thou desirest to obtain the weapons. However, obtain
thou the arms, as thou desirest.' Then I said, 'O slayer of foes, I
never would discharge these celestial weapons at mortals except when all
my other arms should have been baffled. Do thou, O lord of the
celestials, grant me the celestial weapons (so that) I may hereafter,
obtain the regions attainable by warriors.' Indra said, 'O Dhananjaya it
is to try thee that I have said such words unto thee. Having been
begotten of me this speech of thine well becometh thee. Do thou, O
Bharata, repairing unto my abode learn all the weapons of Vayu, of Agni,
of the Vasus, of Varuna, of the Marutas, of the Siddhas, of Brahma, of
the Gandharvas of the Uragas, of the Rakshasas, of Vishnu and of the
Nairitas; and also all the weapons that are with me, O perpetuator of
the Kuru race.' Having said this unto me Sakra vanished at the very
spot. Then, O king, I saw the wonderful and sacred celestial car yoked
with steeds arrive conducted by Matali. And when the Lokapalas went away
Matali said unto me. 'O thou of mighty splendour, the lord of the
celestials is desirous of seeing thee. And O mighty-armed one, do thou
acquire competence and then perform thy task. Come and behold the
regions, attainable by merit and come unto heaven even in this frame. O
Bharata, the thousand-eyed lord of the celestials wisheth to see thee.'
Thus addressed by Matali, I, taking leave of the mountain Himalaya and
having gone round it ascended that excellent car. And then the
exceedingly generous Matali, versed in equine lore, drove the steeds,
gifted with the speed of thought or the wind. And when the chariot began
to move that charioteer looking at my face as I was seated steadily,
wondered and said these words, 'Today this appeareth unto me strange and
unprecedented that being seated in this celestial car, thou hast not
been jerked ever so little. O foremost of Bharata race, I have ever
remarked that at the first pull by the steeds even the lord of the
celestials himself getteth jerked. But all the while that the car had moved,
thou hast been sitting unshaken. This appeareth unto me as transcending
even the power of Sakra.' "Having said this, O Bharata, Matali soared
in the sky and showed me the abodes of the celestials and their palaces.
Then the chariot yoked with steeds coursed upwards. And the celestials
and the sages began to worship (that car), O prime of men. And I saw the
regions, moving anywhere at will, and the splendour also of the highly
energetic Gandharvas, Apsaras, and the celestial sages. And Sakra's
charioteer, Matali, at once showed me Nandana and other gardens and
groves belonging to the celestials. Next I beheld Indra's abode,
Amaravati, adorned with jewels and trees yielding any sort of fruit that
is desired. There the Sun doth not shed heat; nor doth heat or cold or
fatigue there affect (one), O king. And, O great monarch, the celestials
feel neither sorrow nor poverty of spirit, nor weakness, nor lassitude,
O grinder of foes. And, O ruler of men, the celestials and the others
have neither anger nor covetousness. And, O king, in the abodes of the
celestials, the beings are ever contented. And there the trees ever bear
verdant foliage, and fruits, and flowers; and the various lakes are
embalmed with the fragrance of lotuses. And there the breeze is cool,
and delicious, and fragrant, and pure, and inspiring. And the ground is
variegated with all kinds of gems, and adorned with blossoms. And there
were seen innumerable beautiful beasts and in the air innumerable
rangers of the sky. Then I saw the Vasus, and the Rudras, and the
Sadhyas with the Marutas, and the Adityas, and the two Aswins and
worshipped them. And they conferred their benison on me, granting me
strength and prowess, and energy, and celebrity, and (skill in) arms,
and victory in battle. Then, entering that romantic city adored by the
Gandharvas and the celestials, with joined hands, I stood before the
thousand-eyed lord of the celestials. Thereupon, that best of bestowers
gladly offered unto me half of his seat; and Vasava also with regard
touched my person. And, O Bharata, with the view of acquiring arms and
learning weapons, I began to dwell in heaven, together with the gods and
the Gandharvas of generous souls. And Viswavana's son, Chitrasena
became my friend. And he, O king, imparted unto me the entire Gandharva
(science). And, O monarch, I happily lived in Sakra's abode, well cared
for having all my desires gratified, learning weapons, listening to the
notes of songs, and the clear sounds of musical instruments, and
beholding the foremost of Apsaras dance. And without neglecting to study
the arts, which I learnt properly, my attention was specially fixed on
the acquisition of arms. And that lord of a thousand eyes was pleased
with that purpose of mine. Living thus in heaven, O king, I passed this
period. "And when I had acquired proficiency in weapons, and gained his
confidence that one having for his vehicle the horse (Uchchaisrava),
(Indra), patting me on the head with his hand, said these words, 'Now
even the celestials themselves cannot conquer thee,--what shall I say of
imperfect mortals residing on earth? Thou hast become invulnerable in
strength, irrepressible, and incomparable in fight.' Then with the hair
of his body standing on end, he again accosted me saying, 'O hero, in
fighting with weapons none is equal unto thee. And, O perpetuator of the
Kuru race, thou art even watchful, and dexterous, and truthful, and of subdued
senses, and the protector of the Brahmanas and adept in weapons, and
warlike. And, O Partha, together with (a knowledge of) the five modes,
using (them), thou hast obtained five and ten weapons and, therefore,
there existeth none, who is thy peer. And thou hast perfectly learnt the
discharge (of those weapons) and (their) withdrawal, and (their)
re-discharge and re-withdrawal, and the Prayaschitta connected (with
them), and also their revival, in case of their being baffled. Now, O
represser of foes, the time hath arrived for thy paying the preceptor's
fee. Do thou promise to pay the fee; then I shall unfold unto thee what
thou wilt have to perform.' Thereat, O king, I said unto the ruler of
the celestials, 'If it be in my power to do the work, do thou consider
it as already accomplished by me.' O king, when I had said these words,
Indra with a smile said unto me 'Nothing is there in the three worlds
that is not in thy power (to achieve) My enemies, those Danavas, named,
Nivata-Kavachas dwell in the womb of the ocean. And they number thirty
million and are notorious, and all of equal forms and strength and
splendour. Do thou slay them there, O Kunti's son; and that will be thy
preceptor's fee.' "Saying this he gave unto me the highly resplendent
celestial car, conducted by Matali, furnished with hair resembling the
down of peacocks. And on my head he set this excellent diadem. And he
gave me ornaments for my body, like unto his own. And he granted unto me
the impenetrable mail--the best of its kind, and easy to the touch; and
fastened unto the Gandiva this durable string. Then I set out,
ascending that splendid chariot riding on which in days of yore, the
lord of the celestials and vanquished Vali--that son of Virochana. And, O
ruler of men, startled by the rattling of the car, all the celestials,
approached (there), taking me to be the king of the celestials. And
seeing me, they asked, 'O Phalguna, what art thou going to do?' And I
told them as it had fallen out,--and said, 'I shall even do this in
battle. Ye that are highly fortunate, know that I have set out desirous
of slaying the Nivata-Kavachas. O sinless ones, do ye bless me.'
Thereupon, they began to eulogise me even as they (eulogise) the god,
Purandara. And they said, 'Riding on this car, Maghavan conquered in
battle Samvara, and Namuchi, and Vala, and Vritra, and Prahrada, and
Naraka. And mounted on this car also Maghavan, had conquered in battle
many thousands and millions and hundreds of millions of Daityas. And, O
Kaunteya, thou also, riding on this car, by thy prowess shalt conquer
the Nivatha-Kavachas in conflict, even as did the self-possessed
Maghavan in days of yore. And here is the best of shells; by this also
thou shalt defeat the Danavas And by this it is that the high souled
Sakra conquered the words.' Saying this, the gods offered (unto me) this
shell, Devadatta, sprung in the deep; and I accepted it for the sake of
victory. And at this moment, the gods fell extolling me. And in order
to be engaged in action, I proceeded to the dreadful abode of the
Danavas, furnished with the shell, the mail, and arrows, and taking my
bow."
SECTION CLXVIII
"Arjuna continued, 'Then at
places eulogised by the Maharshis, I (proceeded, and at length) beheld
the ocean--that inexhaustible lord of waters. And like unto flowing
cliffs were seen on it heaving billows, now meeting together and now
rolling away. And there (were seen) all around barks by thousands filled
with gems. And there were seen timingilas and tortoises and makaras
like unto rock submerged in water. And on all sides round thousands of
shells sunk in water appeared like star in the night covered by light
clouds. And thousands upon thousands of gem were floating in heaps and a
violent wind was blowing about in whirls--and this was wonderful to
behold. And having beheld that excellent lord of all waters with
powerful tides, I saw at a short distance the city of the demons filled
with the Danavas. And even there, eftsoons entering underneath the
earth, Matali skilled in guiding the car, sitting fast on the chariot
drove it with force; and he dashed on, frightening that city with the
rattling of his chariot. And hearing that rattling of the chariot like
unto the rumbling of the clouds in the sky, the Danavas, thinking me to
be the lord of the celestials, became agitated. And thereupon they all,
frightened at heart, stood holding in their hands bows and arrows and
swords and javelins and axes and maces and clubs. Then having made
arrangements for the defence of the city, the Danavas, with minds
alarmed, shut the gates, so that nothing could be discovered. Thereupon
taking my shell, Devadatta, of tremendous roars, I again and again
winded it with exceeding cheerfulness. And filling all the firmament,
those sounds produced echoes. Thereat mighty beings were terrified and
they hid (themselves). And then, O Bharata, all of them adorned with
ornaments, those offsprings of Diti--the Nivata-Kavachas--made their
appearance by thousands, donning diverse mail and taking in their hands
various weapons and equipped with mighty iron javelins and maces and
clubs and hatchets and sabres and discs and sataghnis and bhusundis and
variegated and ornamented swords. Then, after deliberating much as to
the course of the car, Matali began to guide the steeds on a (piece of)
level ground, O foremost of the Bharatas. And owing to the swiftness of
those fleet coursers conducted by him, I could see nothing--and this was
strange. Then the Danavas there began to sound thousands of musical
instruments, dissonant and of odd shapes. And at those sounds, fishes by
hundreds and by thousands, like unto hills, having their senses
bewildered by that noise, fled suddenly. And mighty force flew at me,
the demons discharging sharpened shafts by hundreds and by thousands.
And then, O Bharata, there ensued a dreadful conflict between me and the
demons, calculated to extinguish the Nivata-Kavachas. And there came to
the mighty battle the Devarshis and the Danavarshis and the Brahmarshis
and the Siddhas. And desirous of victory, the Munis eulogised me with
the same sweet-speeches that (they had eulogised) Indra with, at the
war, (which took place) for the sake of Tara.'"
http://davidmcb.deviantart.com/journal/Arjuna-vs-the-Nivata-Kavachas-256415027
holy crap 😡 Didn't I say Arjun's part will b till tuesday...n u know u will get few glimpses today of them...but I'm really not interested to waste my orecious time for a 2 min scene of Arjun wid Krishna or Pandavas 🤢Oh Damn, Rushi didnt you say you will tell me that which epi is worth watching and which is not. 😡
Now, should i watch todays epi, or should i miss it. Arjuna and Krishna on Friday no??
Originally posted by: anyadiv96
helllooo guysss...
@suku- thanx fr d hot spot nd edits😳@rushi- thanx fr d sexy back pic...😳indeed it is sexy...@all- kal ka epi kaisa tha??
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