viprapatyam acaksanas

 tata aindrim agat purim

agneyim nairrtim saumyam

 vayavyam varunim atha

rasatalam naka-prstham

 dhisnyany anyany udayudhah

 

tato ’labdha-dvija-suto

 hy anistirna-pratisrutah

agnim viviksuh krsnena

 pratyuktah pratisedhata

 

Translation: 

 

Not seeing the brahmana’s child there, Arjuna went to the cities of Indra, Agni, Nirrti, Soma, Vayu and Varuna. With weapons at the ready he searched through all the domains of the universe, from the bottom of the subterranean region to the roof of heaven. Finally, not having found the brahmana’s son anywhere, Arjuna decided to enter the sacred fire, having failed to keep his promise. But just as he was about to do so, Lord Krsna stopped him and spoke the following words.

 

Purport: 

 

Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti comments that Arjuna trusted Lord Siva implicitly as his guru, and so he did not bother to search out Lord Siva’s celestial abode.