Shloka 79
Duryodhana’s Śaraṇāgati and the Pāṇḍavas’ Resolve
Gandharva Encounter
देवानां दानवानां च मांसशोणितकर्दमम् | अनयो देवलोकस्य सहसैवाभ्यदृश्यत
devānāṁ dānavānāṁ ca māṁsaśoṇitakardamam | anayo devalokasya sahasaivābhyadṛśyata ||
Mārkaṇḍeya sprach: „Sogleich erschien ein Morast aus Fleisch und Blut, von Göttern wie von Dānavas zugleich—ein entsetzliches Zeichen der entfesselten Gewalt, die selbst das Reich der Götter befleckte.“
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the moral and cosmic cost of violent conflict: when hostility escalates, its stain is not confined to a battlefield but is portrayed as defiling even higher realms, serving as a warning about adharma and uncontrolled aggression.
Mārkaṇḍeya describes a sudden, horrifying manifestation—mire made of flesh and blood from both Devas and Dānavas—indicating intense fighting and a grim omen reflecting the scale of destruction.