Thereupon he filled his Kamandala with the Varuna weapon and came to his preceptor at the same time with his preceptor's son and thus the intelligent son of Pritha, that foremost of all the learned in arms, became in no way inferior to his preceptor's son. Arjuna took great deal of care in worshipping the preceptor; he had great devotion of his study of the science of arms, therefore, he became a great favourite of Drona.
ततः स वारुणास्त्रेण पूरयित्वा कमण्डलुम्। सममाचार्यपुत्रेण गुरुमभ्येति फाल्गुनः॥ आचार्यपुत्रात् तस्मात् तु विशेषोपचयेऽपृथका न व्यहीयत मेधावी पार्थोऽप्यस्त्रविदां वरः॥ अर्जुनः परमं यत्नमातिष्ठद् गुरुपूजने। अस्त्रे च परमं योगं प्रियो द्रोणस्य चाभवत्॥