Shloka 54
Duryodhana’s Śaraṇāgati and the Pāṇḍavas’ Resolve
Gandharva Encounter
देवसेनापतिस्त्वेवं देवसेनाभिरावृत: । अनुगच्छति देवेशं ब्रह्मुण्य: कृत्तिकासुत:,इसी प्रकार ब्राह्मणहितैषी, देवसेनापति, कृत्तिका-नन्दन स्कन्द भी देवताओंकी सेनासे घिरे हुए देवेश्वर भगवान् शिवके पीछे-पीछे जा रहे थे
devasenāpatis tv evaṁ devasainābhirāvṛtaḥ | anugacchati deveśaṁ brahmaṇyaḥ kṛttikāsutaḥ ||
Así, Skanda—hijo de las Kṛttikās, justo comandante del ejército de los dioses y bienhechor del orden brahmánico—seguía tras el Señor Śiva, Señor de los dioses, rodeado por las huestes celestiales.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Authority and martial power are portrayed as dharmic when exercised in reverent service to the divine and in protection of the Brahminical/sacred order (brahmaṇya). Skanda’s epithet highlights the ethical ideal of safeguarding those who preserve spiritual knowledge.
Mārkaṇḍeya describes a procession-like movement: Skanda, surrounded by the gods’ forces as their commander, proceeds behind Lord Śiva, indicating disciplined following of Śiva’s lead amid a divine military context.