Shloka 393
Duryodhana’s Śaraṇāgati and the Pāṇḍavas’ Resolve
Gandharva Encounter
गदामुसलशतक्त्यद्यर्व॒तः प्रहरणोत्तमै: । विजयके पीछे भगवान् रुद्रका पट्टिश नामक शस्त्र जा रहा था, जिसे गदा, मुसल और शक्ति आदि उत्तम आयुधोंने घेर रक्खा था
gadāmusalaśataktīdyarvataḥ praharaṇottamaiḥ | vijayake pīche bhagavān rudrakā paṭṭiśa nāmaka śastra jā rahā thā, jise gadā, musala aura śakti ādi uttama āyudhoṃ ne ghera rakkhā thā |
Mārkaṇḍeya sprach: Hinter Vijaya bewegte sich die gesegnete Waffe Rudras namens Paṭṭiśa, von allen Seiten umgeben von den erlesensten Kampfgeräten—Keulen, Stößeln, Speeren und vielen anderen Waffen—und bildete ein furchtgebietendes kriegerisches Gefolge, das göttliche Macht verkündet und die Unausweichlichkeit des Sieges, wenn Gewalt mit höherer Ordnung im Einklang steht.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the idea that martial power becomes decisive when it is backed by a higher, divine order: weapons are not merely tools of violence but symbols of sanctioned force, protection, and the inevitability of outcomes when aligned with cosmic authority.
Mārkaṇḍeya describes a procession-like scene in which Vijaya is followed by Rudra’s named weapon, the Paṭṭiśa, encircled by an array of superior arms such as the mace, pestle, and spear—emphasizing overwhelming, organized might.