Shloka 8
भद्रवटगमनम् — स्कन्देन महिषदानवनिग्रहः
Bhadravaṭa Procession and Skanda’s Neutralization of Mahiṣa
बाहुभ्यामनुदात्तौ च विश्वे भूतानि चैव ह । एतान् सृष्टवा ततः पठच पितृणामसृजत् सुतान्
bāhubhyām anudāttau ca viśve bhūtāni caiva ha | etān sṛṣṭvā tataḥ paṭhaca pitṝṇām asṛjat sutān ||
Mārkaṇḍeya berkata: Dari kedua lengannya ia menciptakan dua golongan makhluk “anudātta” (yang alami dan yang berubah), juga seluruh dewa penguasa atas batin dan indra, serta lima unsur agung. Setelah menciptakan semuanya, ia pun melahirkan putra-putra bagi para Pitṛ.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes ordered creation: cosmic principles (elements and presiding deities) are established first, and then ancestral continuity is secured through offspring for the Pitṛs—highlighting dharma as the maintenance of world-order through both cosmology and lineage/ritual obligations.
Mārkaṇḍeya describes a stage of creation in which beings/elements and divine functionaries are produced, followed by the generation of sons connected to the Pitṛs, ensuring the continuation of ancestral rites and the stability of the created world.