Shloka 3736
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 dijo: «Detrás de Yamarāja avanzaba un tridente aterrador llamado Vijaya, perteneciente a Rudra (Śiva). Estaba espléndidamente adornado, era afilado y coronado por tres puntas. Engalanado con bermellón y otras marcas auspiciosas, seguía de cerca la estela de Yama.»
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores a hierarchy of divine power and moral order: Yama administers death and justice, yet the fearsome emblem of Śiva’s authority follows behind, suggesting that cosmic justice operates under a higher, transcendent sovereignty. Ethically, it evokes reverence for dharma and accountability beyond merely worldly power.
Mārkaṇḍeya describes a vivid procession-like scene: Yamarāja moves forward, and immediately behind him goes Śiva’s terrifying, three-pointed trident named Vijaya, sharply pointed and ritually adorned with vermilion and other decorations.