The exalted lord of all the gods, Kapardin (Shiva) himself, having assumed the disguise of a Kirata, fought with Falguni (Arjuna) to test his prowess.
कैरातं वेषमास्थाय योधयामास फाल्गुनम्। जिज्ञासुः सर्वदेवेशः कपर्दी भगवान् स्वयम्॥