Shloka 813
Duryodhana’s Śaraṇāgati and the Pāṇḍavas’ Resolve
Gandharva Encounter
दानवो महिषो नाम प्रगृह् विपुलं गिरिम् इतनेहीमें दैत्योंकी भयंकर सेनासे महाबली दानव “महिष' हाथोंमें एक विशाल पर्वत लिये निकला और देवताओंपर टूट पड़ा
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca | dānavo mahiṣo nāma pragṛhya vipulaṃ girim | itenahīmeṃ daityoṃkī bhayaṅkara senāse mahābalī dānava “mahiṣa” hāthoṃmeṃ eka viśāla parvata liye nikalā aura devatāoṃpara ṭūṭa paṛā |
Mārkaṇḍeya dijo: «Un Dānava llamado Mahiṣa, de gran poder, tomó en sus manos una montaña enorme. Saliendo de entre la temible hueste de los Daityas, se lanzó al frente y se abalanzó sobre los dioses.»
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how brute strength and arrogance, when directed against rightful order (the devas as guardians of ṛta/dharma), becomes a manifestation of adharma; power without restraint turns into destructive aggression.
Mārkaṇḍeya describes a battle episode: the mighty demon Mahiṣa lifts a huge mountain as a weapon and, supported by a terrifying Daitya host, launches an assault on the gods.