Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.15.17-19
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionKārtavīryārjuna Receives Extraordinary Powers Through Worship
“Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: The best of the kṣatriyas, Kārtavīryārjuna, the King of the Haihayas, received one thousand arms by worshiping Dattātreya, the plenary expansion of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Nārāyaṇa. He also became undefeatable by enemies and received unobstructed sensory power, beauty, influence, strength, fame and the mystic power by which to achieve all the perfections of yoga, such as aṇimā and laghimā. Thus having become fully opulent, he roamed all over the universe without opposition, just like the wind.”
What the purport teaches
- Kārtavīryārjuna, King of the Haihayas, worshiped Dattātreya, the plenary expansion of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Nārāyaṇa.
- He received one thousand arms and became undefeatable by enemies. He also received sensory power, beauty, influence, strength and fame.
- His mystic powers included the perfections of yoga, such as aṇimā and laghimā. Fully opulent, he traveled throughout the universe without opposition, like the wind.
Try this today
List three gifts mentioned in the translation and write beside them how Kārtavīryārjuna received them.
Ask yourself
Do I notice the source of Kārtavīryārjuna’s gifts as well as their greatness?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.