Sanjaya said Thus having eulogised the great god, Arjuna and the son of Vasudeva began to propitiate the former for obtaining the weapon (Pasupata) from him.
संजय उवाच एवं स्तुत्वा महादेवं वासुदेवः सहार्जुनः। प्रसादयामास भवं तदा शस्त्रोपलब्धये॥