Shloka 9
भद्रवटगमनम् — स्कन्देन महिषदानवनिग्रहः
Bhadravaṭa Procession and Skanda’s Neutralization of Mahiṣa
बृहद्रथस्य प्रणिधि: काश्यपस्य महत्तर: । भानुरज्धिरसो धीर: पुत्रो वर्चस्य सौभर:
bṛhadrathasya praṇidhiḥ kāśyapasya mahattaraḥ | bhānur aṅgirasaḥ dhīraḥ putro varcasya saubharaḥ ||
قال ماركاندييا: من نصيبٍ من بْرِهَدْرَثَ وُلِدَ «برَنِدهي»؛ ومن نصيبٍ من كاشْيَپَ وُلِدَ «مَهَتَّرَ»؛ ومن نصيبٍ من أَنْگِيرَس وُلِدَ «بهانو» الثابت الرأي؛ ومن نصيبٍ من وَرْچَس وُلِدَ ابنٌ اسمه «سَوْبَهَرَ». وهكذا تُروى السلالة بربط كل خلفٍ بـ«حِصّة» روحية من حكيمٍ سابق، دلالةً على دوام الاستحقاق والقدرة المقدسة.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes the continuity of dharmic and spiritual inheritance: descendants are presented as arising from the ‘aṃśa’ (portion) of revered ancestors, suggesting that virtue, authority, and sacred potency are transmitted through lineage and disciplined tradition.
Mārkaṇḍeya is recounting a genealogical sequence, naming sons and associating each with an earlier eminent figure (Bṛhadratha, Kaśyapa, Aṅgiras, Varcas), thereby situating the characters within a recognized rishi/royal lineage framework.