Shloka 10
भद्रवटगमनम् — स्कन्देन महिषदानवनिग्रहः
Bhadravaṭa Procession and Skanda’s Neutralization of Mahiṣa
प्राणस्य चानुदात्तस्तु व्याख्याता: पञचविंशति: । देवान् यज्ञमुषश्नान्यानू सूृजत् पञ्चदशोत्तरान्
prāṇasya cānudāttas tu vyākhyātāḥ pañcaviṃśatiḥ | devān yajñamuṣaśnān yānū sṛjat pañcadaśottarān |
Mārkaṇḍeya said: From Prāṇa there also arose Anudātta, and the names of his twenty-five progeny were set forth. Thereafter, one known as Tapas—ascetic power made manifest—generated fifteen further divine beings, the Vināyakas, famed as obstructers and destroyers of the gods’ sacrificial rites. First among them were born five: Subhīma, Atibhīma, Bhīma, Bhīmabala, and Abala—agents of disruption who trouble the yajña and test the steadiness of sacred action.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sacred action (yajña) is not merely performance but requires steadiness and purity; forces of obstruction (vināyakas) arise within the cosmic order itself, implying that dharma is upheld through vigilance, discipline, and the capacity to overcome impediments.
Mārkaṇḍeya continues a genealogical-cosmic account: from Prāṇa comes Anudātta with twenty-five offspring, and then Tapas produces fifteen additional divine beings called Vināyakas, introduced as disruptors of the gods’ sacrifices; five of these are named explicitly.