यथा निशा विना चन्द्रं दिवसो भास्करं विना । न शोभते मुहूर्तं वै तथा सेना विनायका
yathā niśā vinā candraṃ divaso bhāskaraṃ vinā | na śobhate muhūrtaṃ vai tathā senā vināyakā
যেনেকৈ চন্দ্ৰবিহীন নিশা আৰু সূৰ্যবিহীন দিন এক মুহূৰ্তও শোভা নাপায়, তেনেকৈ নায়কবিহীন সেনাও কেতিয়াও উজ্জ্বল নহয়।
Mārkaṇḍeya (narrating)
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira (implied)
Scene: A symbolic composition: night sky dim without the moon, day muted without the sun; juxtaposed with an army in disarray lacking a commander—an allegory for leadership as illumination.
Right leadership (nāyaka/senāpati) is essential for harmony and success, just as celestial lights are essential for the beauty of time.
None; the verse uses a metaphor within the Skanda-origin narrative.
None.