Shloka 7
भद्रवटगमनम् — स्कन्देन महिषदानवनिग्रहः
Bhadravaṭa Procession and Skanda’s Neutralization of Mahiṣa
बृहद् रथन्तरं मूर्थ्नों वक्त्राद् वा तरसाहरौ । शिवं नाभ्यां बलादिन्द्रं वाय्वग्नी प्राणतोडसृजत्,उन्होंने मस्तकसे बृहत् तथा मुखसे रथन्तर सामको प्रकट किया। ये दोनों वेगपूर्वक आयु आदिको हर लेते हैं, इसलिये “तरसाहर” कहलाते हैं। फिर उन्होंने नाभिसे रुद्रको, बलसे इन्द्रको तथा प्राणसे वायु और अग्निको उत्पन्न किया
bṛhad rathantaraṃ mūrdhno vaktrād vā tarasāharau | śivaṃ nābhyāṃ balād indraṃ vāyvagnī prāṇato 'sṛjat ||
Mārkaṇḍeya said: From his head he brought forth the Sāman called Bṛhat, and from his mouth the Sāman called Rathantara—both swift in their power, and therefore known as “tarasā-hara,” ‘those who seize away by speed’ (i.e., who rapidly carry off vitality and lifespan). Then, from his navel he produced Śiva (Rudra); from his strength he produced Indra; and from his vital breath he generated Vāyu and Agni. The passage presents creation as an ordered emergence of cosmic functions—speech, breath, strength, and inner vitality—each becoming a deity responsible for sustaining (and also limiting) embodied life.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच