Shloka 25
Duryodhana Seized by Citraseṇa; Kaurava Petition to Yudhiṣṭhira (दुर्योधनापहारः / चित्रसेनगन्धर्वग्रहणम्)
अपतत् सहसा भूमौ विसंज्ञो5थ क्षुधार्दित: । स्कन्देन सो<भ्यनुज्ञातो रौद्ररूपो5भवद् ग्रह:,वह पैदा होते ही भूखसे पीडित हो सहसा अचेत होकर पृथ्वीपर गिर पड़ा। फिर स्कन्दकी आज्ञासे वह भयंकर रूपधारी ग्रह हो गया
apatat sahasā bhūmau visaṁjño 'tha kṣudhārditaḥ | skandena so 'bhyanujñāto raudrarūpo 'bhavad grahaḥ ||
Vom Hunger gepeinigt stürzte er plötzlich bewusstlos zu Boden. Dann wurde er, mit Skandas Zustimmung, zu einem furchtbaren, zornigen Graha—einer quälenden Geistkraft, die losgelassen ist, um zu packen und zu martern.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power to harm is portrayed as operating under higher sanction: even a terrifying afflicting force (graha) becomes active only when authorized by a divine authority (Skanda), implying that destructive energies are not random but governed within a moral-cosmic order.
A being, overwhelmed by hunger, collapses unconscious; afterward, by Skanda’s permission, it transforms into a fierce graha—an entity characterized by ‘seizing’ or afflicting—indicating its new role as a dreadful, active agent of torment.