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 said: Behind Vijaya there moved the blessed weapon of Rudra called the Paṭṭiśa, surrounded on all sides by the finest instruments of combat—maces, pestles, spears, and many other arms—forming a formidable martial retinue that proclaims divine power and the inevitability of victory when force is aligned with higher ordinance.
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.