01216001e Adityam udake devanM nivasantaJM jalezvaram 'vaizaMpAyana, said, 'Thus addressed by arjuna, the smoke-bannered Hutasana, desirous of an interview with Varuna, recollected that son of Aditi,--that deity protecting one of the points of the heavens and having his home in the water and ruling that element.
01216002a sa ca tac cintitaJM jJAtvA darzayAmAsa pAvakam
01216002c tam abravId dhUmaketuH pratipUjya jalezvaram
01216002e caturthaM lokapAlAnAM rakSitAramM mahezvaram Varuna, knowing that he was thought of by Pavaka, immediately appeared before that deity. The smoke-bannered celestial welcoming with reverence the ruler of the waters, that fourth of the Lokapalas, said unto that eternal god of gods,
01216003a somena rAjJA yad dattanM dhanuz caiveSudhI ca te
01216003c tat prayacchobhayaM zIghraM rathaJM ca kapilakSaNam
01216004a kAryaM hi sumahat pArtho gANDIvena kariSyati 'Give me without loss of time that bow and quiver, and that ape-bannered car also, which were obtained from king Soma. pArtha will achieve a great task with gANDIva,
01216004c cakreNa vAsudevaz ca tan madarthe pradIyatAm and vAsudeva also with the discus! Give both, therefore, unto me today.'
01216004e dadAnIty eva varuNaH pAvakaM pratyabhASata Hearing these words, Varuna replied unto Pavaka, saying, 'Well, I am giving them.'
01216005a tato 'dbhutamM mahAvIryaM yazaHkIrtivivardhanam
01216005c sarvazastrair anAdhRSyaM sarvazastrapramAthi ca
01216006a ekaM zatasahasreNa samMmitaM rASTravardhanam He then gave that wonderful jewel of a bow that was endued with great energy. That bow was the enhancer of fame and achievements, and was incapable of being injured by any weapon. It was the chief of all weapons, and the grinder of them all. And it was the smiter of hostile armies and was alone equal to a hundred thousand bows.
