Arjuna Fight With Lord Shiva

In Mahabharata, Duryodhana with help of his uncle Shakuni burglarized the Pandavas of their legitimate offer of the kingdom in a round of dice. Accordingly, the Pandavas needed to spend numerous years in the woodland. While they were in the woods, Vedavyasa (Sage who composed Mahabharata) came to visit the Pandavas. Vedavyasa revealed to them that they should go to Lord Shiva. Be that as it may, since Arjuna was the most appropriate among the Pandavas for adoring Lord Shiva, Vedvyasa showed Arjuna an exceptional mantra (spell). At that point he requested that Arjuna go to Mount Indrakila and appeal to Shiva there. Mount Indrakila was on the banks of the stream Bhagirathi.

Arjuna went to Mount Indrakila. He made a linga (A linga is a picture of Lord Shiva) out of dirt and begun to implore Lord Shiva. The news of Arjuna's brilliant tapasya spread all over the place. Arjuna remained on one leg and ceaselessly droned the mantra that Vedavyasa had shown him.

All of a sudden, Arjuna saw a pig. Arjuna suspected that this savage hog may have come to occupy him from his tapasya. On the other hand, it may be a relative of the few evil spirits that he had murdered and in this manner may wish him hurt. Thinking this, Arjuna grabbed his bow and bolt and let fly a bolt at the pig. In the interim, Lord Shiva had chosen to subject Arjuna to a test and he had additionally landed at the spot disturbed as a seeker. At the point when Arjuna shot a bolt at the hog, so lorded Shiva. Master Shiva's bolt struck the pig in its rump and Arjuna's bolt struck the hog in its mouth. The hog tumbled down dead.

A question begun amongst Arjuna and the seeker about who had executed the pig. Each asserted it for his own. They started to battle. However, whatever weapons were heaved by Lord Shiva were effectively repulsed the majority of Arjuna's weapons. At the point when every one of the weapons were depleted, the two begun to wrestle.

After the battle had continued for some time, Lord Shiva surrendered his mask of a seeker and showed his actual shape to Arjuna. Arjuna was embarrassed that he had been battling with the very individual to whom he had been supplicating.

If it's not too much trouble excuse me, said Arjuna.

It is OK, answered Lord Shiva. I was recently attempting to test you. Your weapons have been similar to offerings to me, you are my fan. Let me know, what aid do you fancy?

Arjuna needed the help that he may acquire radiance on earth. He said – "O master, on the off chance that you are satisfied with me, at that point I modestly ask that you offer to me your overwhelming individual weapon known as the Pashupata. You demolish the universe with this weapon toward the finish of creation, and with it I might be triumphant over Rakshasas, Danavas,Gandharvas (a class of heavenly), Nagas, phantoms and spirits. It will empower me to rise effectively from the fight I might battle against Bhishma, Drona, Kripa, and the child of the suta, Karna.

Ruler Shiva answered – "O child of Kunti, I will give you this weapon. You are equipped for holding, tossing, and pulling back it. Not in any case Indra, Yama, Kuvera, or Varuna knows the mantras to this weapon – what to talk about any Man. Be that as it may, you should utilize it just against divine warriors. The Pashupata ought to never be discharged at lesser foes or else it might demolish the creation. This weapon is released by the brain, eyes, words, or a bow. Nobody in the three universes of moving or nonmoving animals can withstand its compel."

Arjuna at that point showered for sanitization and remained before Shiva to get the mantras. The god gave his weapon to Arjuna and it at that point held up upon him similarly as it held up upon Lord Shiva himself. At the point when the celestials saw the frightful weapon remaining in its epitomized frame close by, the earth trembled and loathsome winds blew every which way. A large number of conches and trumpets were heard resonating in the sky. This was such a celestial weapon, to the point that its ownership made Arjuna strong.