Shloka 10
प्राणस्य चानुदात्तस्तु व्याख्याता: पञचविंशति: । देवान् यज्ञमुषश्नान्यानू सूृजत् पञ्चदशोत्तरान्,प्राणके अंशसे अनुदात्तकी उत्पत्ति हुई। इस प्रकार पचीस पुत्रोंके नाम बताये गये। तत्पश्चात् “तप” नामधारी पांचजन्यने यज्ञमें विघध्म डालनेवाले अन्य पंद्रह उत्तर देवों (विनायकों)-की सृष्टि की। उनका विवरण इस प्रकार है--सुभीम, अतिभीम, भीम, भीमबल और अबल--इन पाँच विनायकोंकी उत्पत्ति उन्होंने पहले की, जो देवताओंके यज्ञका विनाश करनेवाले हैं
prāṇasya cānudāttas tu vyākhyātāḥ pañcaviṃśatiḥ | devān yajñamuṣaśnān yānū sṛjat pañcadaśottarān |
Mārkaṇḍeya said: From Prāṇa there also arose Anudātta, and the names of his twenty-five progeny were explained. Thereafter, one known as Tapas generated fifteen additional divine beings—Vināyakas—who are described as obstructers and destroyers of the gods’ sacrificial rites. First among them were produced five: Subhīma, Atibhīma, Bhīma, Bhīmabala, and Abala—agents of disruption whose presence tests the steadiness, purity, and vigilance required for sacred action.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sacred action (yajña) is not merely performance but requires steadiness and purity; forces of obstruction (vināyakas) arise within the cosmic order itself, implying that dharma is upheld through vigilance, discipline, and the capacity to overcome impediments.
Mārkaṇḍeya continues a genealogical-cosmic account: from Prāṇa comes Anudātta with twenty-five offspring, and then Tapas produces fifteen additional divine beings called Vināyakas, introduced as disruptors of the gods’ sacrifices; five of these are named explicitly.