Shloka 383
Duryodhana’s Śaraṇāgati and the Pāṇḍavas’ Resolve
Gandharva Encounter
परिवार्य शनैर्याति यादोभिववविधैर्वृत: । जलके स्वामी भगवान् वरुण हाथमें भयंकर पाश लिये उस त्रिशूलको सब ओरसे घेरकर धीरे-धीरे चल रहे थे। उनके साथ नाना प्रकारकी आकृतिवाले जलजन्तु भी थे
parivārya śanair yāti yādobhir vividhair vṛtaḥ | jalake svāmī bhagavān varuṇaḥ haste bhayaṅkara-pāśaṃ dhṛtvā taṃ triśūlaṃ sarvataḥ parivārya śanaiḥ śanaiḥ cacāra | tasya saha nānā-vidhākṛtayaḥ jalajantavaś ca āsan |
Mārkaṇḍeya berkata: Mengitari dari segala sisi, Bhagavān Varuṇa—penguasa samudra dan segala perairan—maju perlahan sambil menggenggam jerat yang mengerikan. Ia bergerak mengelilingi trisula itu dengan langkah terukur, dan bersamanya turut serta makhluk-makhluk air dengan rupa yang beraneka ragam.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights disciplined divine governance: Varuṇa, emblematic of moral and cosmic order, advances slowly with the pāśa (noose), implying that restraint, accountability, and lawful control—rather than impulsive violence—sustain dharma.
Mārkaṇḍeya describes Varuṇa, lord of the waters, moving forward while surrounding a triśūla (trident), accompanied by many kinds of aquatic creatures, creating a vivid tableau of a powerful deity approaching with his retinue and instruments of authority.