sa upaspṛśya śucy ambho
namaskṛtya maheśvaram
divyāny astrāṇi saḿsmṛtya
sajyaḿ gāṇḍīvam ādade
sah -- he (Arjuna); upasprisya -- touching; suci -- pure; ambhah -- water; namah-kritya -- offering obeisances; maha-isvaram -- to Lord Siva; divyani -- celestial; astrani -- his missile weapons; samsmritya -- remembering; sajyam -- the bowstring; gandivam -- to his bow Gandiva; adade -- he fixed.
After touching pure water, offering obeisances to Lord Mahesvara and recollecting the mantras for his celestial weapons, Arjuna strung his bow Gandiva.
The acaryas point out that since the brahmana had disrespected Lord Krishna, Arjuna tactfully offered his obeisances instead to Lord Siva, who had taught Arjuna how to use the mantras of the Pasupata weapon.
