Duryodhana’s Śaraṇāgati and the Pāṇḍavas’ Resolve
Gandharva Encounter
विजयो नाम रुद्रस्थ याति शूल: स्वलड्कृत: । यमराजके पीछे-पीछे भगवान् शंकरका विजय नामक भयंकर त्रिशूल जा रहा था, जो तीन शिखरोंसे सुशोभित और तीक्ष्ण था। उस त्रिशूलको सिन्दूर आदिसे भलीभाँति सजाया गया था
vijayo nāma rudrastha yāti śūlaḥ su-alaṅkṛtaḥ | yamarājakapṛṣṭhe-pṛṣṭhe bhagavān śaṅkarasya vijayo nāma bhayaṅkaraḥ triśūlo gacchati, yaḥ trīṇi śikharaṇi dhārayann atitīkṣṇaḥ | sa triśūlaḥ sindūrādibhiḥ samyak alaṅkṛtaḥ ||
Mārkaṇḍeya said: “Behind Yamarāja there moved a terrifying trident named Vijaya, belonging to Rudra (Śiva). It was splendidly adorned, sharp, and crowned with three points. Decorated with vermilion and other auspicious markings, it followed close in Yama’s wake.”
मार्कण्डेय उवाच