एष मद्रान् वशे कृत्वा कुरूंश् च सह केकयैः ॥
चेदिकाशिकरूषांश् च कुरुलक्ष्म सुधास्यति ॥
एतस्य भुजवीर्येण खाण्डवे हव्यवाहनः ॥
मेदसा सर्वभूतानां तृप्तिं यास्यति वै पराम् ॥
ग्रामणीश् च महीपालान् एष जित्वा महाबलः ॥
भ्रातृभिः सहितो वीरस् त्रीन् मेधान् आहरिष्यति ॥
जामदग्न्यसमः कुन्ति विष्णुतुल्यपराक्रमः ॥
एष वीर्यवतां श्रेष्ठो भविष्यत्य् अपराजितः ॥
तथा दिव्यानि चास्त्राणि निखिलान्य् आहरिष्यति ॥
विप्रनष्टां श्रियं चायम् आहर्ता पुरुषर्षभः ॥
एताम् अत्यद्भुतां वाचं कुन्तीपुत्रस्य सूतके ॥
उक्तवान् वायुर् आकाशे कुन्ती शुश्राव चास्य ताम् ॥
eṣa madrān vaśe kṛtvā kurūṃś ca saha kekayaiḥ ||
cedikāśikarūṣāṃś ca kurulakṣma sudhāsyati ||
etasya bhujavīryeṇa khāṇḍave havyavāhanaḥ ||
medasā sarvabhūtānāṃ tṛptiṃ yāsyati vai parām ||
grāmaṇīś ca mahīpālān eṣa jitvā mahābalaḥ ||
bhrātṛbhiḥ sahito vīras trīn medhān āhariṣyati ||
jāmadagnyasamaḥ kunti viṣṇutulyaparākramaḥ ||
eṣa vīryavatāṃ śreṣṭho bhaviṣyaty aparājitaḥ ||
tathā divyāni cāstrāṇi nikhilāny āhariṣyati ||
vipranaṣṭāṃ śriyaṃ cāyam āhartā puruṣarṣabhaḥ ||
etām atyadbhutāṃ vācaṃ kuntīputrasya sūtake ||
uktavān vāyur ākāśe kuntī śuśrāva cāsya tām ||
"'He, having subdued the Madras and the Kurus together with the Kekayas, and the Chedis, Kashis, and Karushas, will uphold the banner of Kuru. By the might of his arms, in the forest of Khandava, the fire-bearer Agni will attain supreme satiation through the fat of creatures. And, having conquered chieftains and kings, this mighty one, together with his brothers, the hero, will perform three great sacrifices. Equal to Parashurama, O Kunti, of valor comparable to Vishnu, he will become the foremost of the valorous, unconquered; and he will obtain all the divine weapons, and this bull among men will restore the lost fortune.' This most wondrous speech, at the birth of Kunti's son, Vayu spoke in the sky, and Kunti heard it."
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Here the prophecy about Arjuna unfolds into a list of future deeds, and each of them will come to pass in the epic. It is telling that both the burning of Khandava (for Agni's sake), the three sacrifices, the acquisition of celestial weapons (from Shiva, Indra, and other gods), and the restoration of the "lost Shri" — the kingdom of the Pandavas — are foretold. Here is providence at work, having charted in advance the path of the hero, the instrument of dharma: it is Arjuna's destiny to restore trampled justice. Telling too is the renewed comparison to Vishnu and to Parashurama (an avatar of Vishnu): this underscores his superhuman dignity, bound to the Lord. Thus scripture reveals that Arjuna's birth is not a private event but a link in the design for the restoration of dharma, a design that the Lord Krishna himself will come to fulfill, making Arjuna his instrument and friend.