Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.89.33
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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mā avamaṁsthāḥ
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do not disrespect
Aorist injunctive of ava + √man (to think low of). Arjuna defends his honor. The Bhāgavatam preserves the defense because the eventual lesson is sweeter when the warrior's pride is allowed full expression first.
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tri-ambaka-toṣaṇam
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that which pleased the three-eyed one (Śiva)
Compound: tri-ambaka (three-eyed Śiva) + toṣaṇa (pleasing). Arjuna's reference to the kirāta-yuddha. Gauḍīyas note that pleasing Śiva is a real achievement, but the chapter will show that it does not equal pleasing the source of Śiva himself.
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mṛtyum-vijitya
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having conquered Death
Accusative mṛtyu + gerund of vi + √ji (to conquer). Arjuna's hyperbole — he claims he will defeat Yamarāja himself. The chapter takes him at his word: he visits Saṁyamanī in verse 42 and finds the sons are not even there.
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āneṣye
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I shall bring back
Future of ā + √nī (to lead). The kṣatriya verb of retrieval. Gauḍīyas note: Arjuna will bring back the sons, but on Kṛṣṇa's chariot, by Kṛṣṇa's cakra, at Mahā-Viṣṇu's word. The verb survives; only the agent is corrected.
He had satisfied Śiva, who was disguised as a tribal, pleasing him by his equal strength. The details are given in Mahābhārata. To console the brāhmaṇa he makes a promise. Decisively defeating (vi—jitya) death himself on the battlefield, I will bring back all the children, not just one son. This is a statement of pride since he was feeling miserable, with some anger at his friend Kṛṣṇa, famous as the protector of brāhmaṇas, but who had ignored the brāhmaṇa. Kṛṣṇa showed indifference to the brāhmaṇa in order to increase the longing of Mahāviṣṇu, as expressed later with dvijātmajā me yuvayor didṛkṣuṇā mayopanītā: I brought the brāhmaṇa’s sons here because I wanted to see the two of you. (verse 58) Ultimately Kṛṣṇa satisfied the brāhmaṇa and Mahā-viṣṇu.
Do not disrespect my power. He elaborates this to everyone. He had satisfied Śiva, who was disguised as a tribal man, pleasing him by his equal strength. The details are given in Mahābhārata. To console the brāhmaṇa he makes a promise. Decisively defeating (vi—jitya) death himself on the battlefield, I will bring back all the children who died, not just the ninth son. O master (prabho)! This by your power, not mine. He comforts the brāhmaṇa by his humility, or indicates his brāhmaṇa status. He repeatedly calls him to make the brāhmaṇa face him, giving him faith. Or this pride sometimes arises even in a person who feel lowly, which arises as the nature of great devotion. It is arranged by the Lord who inspired him internally and externally as master of the senses to bring his devotee closer with great respect, to make the devotee understand the glory of being equals as friends, in order to have pastimes of friendship, since Kṛṣṇa cannot tolerate any end to friendly actions.
- What real past victory of mine have I been forgetting in this moment of doubt?
- Where could honest confidence in my track record reframe my hesitation?
Arjuna invokes his prior triumph — 'My prowess satisfied Śiva Himself' — the kirāta-fight that won the Pāśupata-astra. The boast is real. But the Bhāgavatam is about to show that even one who pleased Tri-ambaka cannot, by his own astra, undo Mahā-Viṣṇu's will. The kṣatriya's archive of victories has a ceiling.
Arjuna performed tapas in the Himālayas and fought Lord Śiva disguised as a hunter (kirāta). Pleased with his prowess, Śiva revealed Himself and gave Arjuna the Pāśupata weapon.
Gauḍīyas read the present verse as Arjuna pulling rank on this earlier triumph — and the chapter as a deliberate correction. Even the Pāśupata-astra is no match for the will of Mahā-Viṣṇu, who has taken the brāhmaṇa's sons. Arjuna's strength is real but bounded; only Kṛṣṇa's anukampā is unbounded.
My note
Source: vedabase.io