Shloka 33
Mārkaṇḍeya’s Consolation to the King: Exempla of Rāma and the Efficacy of Allies (मार्कण्डेयाश्वासनम्)
हित्वा स भगवॉल्लड्कामाविशद् गन्धमादनम् । गन्धर्वयक्षानुगतो रक्ष:किम्पुरुषै: सह
hitvā sa bhagavāṁl laṅkām āviśad gandhamādanam | gandharvayakṣānugato rakṣaḥ-kimpuruṣaiḥ saha ||
قال ماركانديَيا: «وقد ترك لانكا وراءه، دخل ذلك المبارك جبل غندهامادانا. ومضى تصحبه الغندهرفات والياكشات، ومعهم الرّاكشَسات والكِمبوروشات.»
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights purposeful movement from one realm to another under auspicious guidance: the ‘blessed one’ proceeds on a significant journey, and even diverse classes of beings align behind him. Ethically, it suggests that righteous or spiritually potent leadership can harmonize varied forces toward a shared course.
Markandeya narrates a transition: the revered figure departs from Laṅkā and enters the Gandhamādana region, traveling with an entourage of Gandharvas and Yakṣas, along with Rākṣasas and Kimpuruṣas—signaling a shift of scene into a sacred, otherworldly landscape.