Shloka 356
Duryodhana’s Śaraṇāgati and the Pāṇḍavas’ Resolve
Gandharva Encounter
गच्छन्ति वसुभि: सार्ध रुद्रैश्न सह सड़ता: । उसके दाहिने भागमें विचित्र प्रकारके युद्ध करनेवाले बहुत-से देवता वसुओं तथा रुद्रोंके साथ संगठित होकर चल रहे थे
gacchanti vasubhiḥ sārdhaṁ rudraiś ca saha saṅgatāḥ |
Dijo Mārkaṇḍeya: «Avanzan juntos—reunidos en una sola hueste—con los Vasus y con los Rudras. En su flanco derecho, muchos devas, diestros en maravillosas formas de combate, se mueven en formación ordenada junto a los Vasus y los Rudras.»
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined unity under dharma: even powerful beings act in coordinated order, suggesting that strength becomes ethically effective when aligned, organized, and directed toward rightful purpose rather than chaos.
Mārkaṇḍeya describes a procession or battle-array in which groups of devas—specifically the Vasus and Rudras—advance together, with many extraordinary fighters positioned on the right side, indicating a structured divine formation.