Shloka 20
Karṇa’s Counsel on Śrī
Fortune) and the Proposed Display before the Exiled Pāṇḍavas (कर्णवचनम् / श्रीप्रदर्शन-प्रस्तावः
गृहीतं तु धनुस्तेन विपुलं लोमहर्षणम्,त्रिपुरनाशक भगवान् शिवने देवशत्रुओंका विनाश करनेवाले जिस विशाल तथा रोमाज्चकारी श्रेष्ठ धनुषको रख छोड़ा था उसे बलवान् स्कन्दने उठा लिया और बड़े जोरसे गर्जना की
gṛhītaṃ tu dhanus tena vipulaṃ lomaharṣaṇam | tripuranāśako bhagavān śivena devaśatrūṇāṃ vināśārthaṃ yat parityaktaṃ tad balavān skandaḥ samutthāpya mahābalena nādaṃ cakāra |
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Then Skanda, mighty in strength, lifted up that vast, hair-raising bow—the very weapon by which the Blessed Lord Śiva, destroyer of Tripura, had once brought about the ruin of the enemies of the gods. Taking it in hand, Skanda let out a thunderous roar, signaling the rise of divine resolve against forces that threaten cosmic order.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Divine power is portrayed as being exercised for the protection of dharma: formidable weapons and strength are legitimate when directed toward restraining forces that endanger cosmic and moral order, not for personal gain.
Mārkaṇḍeya narrates that Skanda picks up an awe-inspiring, massive bow associated with Śiva’s destruction of Tripura and the gods’ enemies, and then roars loudly—an announcement of readiness and divine resolve before action.