शिव उवाच ।। हे पार्थ पाण्डवश्रेष्ठ प्रसन्नोस्मि वरं वृणु ।। प्रहारैस्ताडनैस्तेऽद्य पूजनम्मानितम्मया ।। २८ ।।
Śiva said:— O Arjuna, foremost among the sons of Pāṇḍu, I am delighted. Choose your boon. By your hits and blows I have been worshipped by you. I consider it so.
ते शत्रुषु यशोराज्यस्थापनाय शुभं कृतम् ।। एतद्दुःखं न कर्तव्यं वैक्लव्यं च त्यजाखिलम् ।। ३०।।
In order to establish the rule of your fame among your enemies what you have done is auspicious. You shall not be struck with grief. Eschew all your feebleness.