Shloka 116
Karṇa’s Counsel on Śrī
Fortune) and the Proposed Display before the Exiled Pāṇḍavas (कर्णवचनम् / श्रीप्रदर्शन-प्रस्तावः
राक्षसीभिश्न सम्पूर्णमनेकैश्न मृगद्धिजै: । सात सिरोंवाले अद्भुत नाग, जिनकी दृष्टिमें ही विष भरा था, उस पर्वतकी रक्षा करते थे। इनके सिवा राक्षस, पिशाच, भयानक भूतगण, राक्षसी-समुदाय तथा अनेक पशु- पक्षियोंसे भी वह पर्वत भरा हुआ था
rākṣasībhiś ca saṃpūrṇam anekaiś ca mṛgadvijaiḥ | saptaśīrṣā adbhutā nāgā yeṣāṃ dṛṣṭau viṣaṃ sthitam | taṃ parvataṃ rakṣayanti sma | eteṣāṃ ca vinā rākṣasāḥ piśācā bhīṣaṇā bhūtaganā rākṣasī-samūhaś ca nānā-paśu-pakṣiṇaś ca tena parvataḥ paripūrṇaḥ ||
Mārkaṇḍeya berkata: Gunung itu penuh sesak oleh para rākṣasī, serta oleh beraneka ragam binatang dan burung. Ular-ular ajaib berkepala tujuh—yang bahkan tatapannya sarat racun—berjaga melindungi gunung itu. Selain mereka, tempat itu juga dipenuhi rākṣasa, piśāca, kawanan makhluk halus yang mengerikan, rombongan rākṣasī, dan berbagai hewan serta burung.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights that danger may be embedded in one’s surroundings and guarded by formidable forces; ethically, it encourages self-control, careful judgment, and preparedness when approaching unknown or forbidden spaces.
Mārkaṇḍeya describes a mountain densely inhabited by rākṣasīs and other fearsome beings, and guarded by wondrous seven-headed nāgas whose gaze itself is poisonous, emphasizing the mountain’s extreme peril.