Vaishampayana said : Then Arjuna, being highly pleased, gave the Gandharva his fire-weapon with due ceremonials; and he thus spoke to him,
वैशम्पायन उवाच ततोऽर्जुनोऽस्त्रमाग्नेयं प्रददौ तद् यथाविधि। गन्धर्वाय तदा प्रीतो वचनं चेदमब्रवीत्॥