Shloka 42
चित्रसेनगन्धर्वैः कौरवसंनिपातः
Citrasena and the Kaurava engagement
अथैनमभ्ययु: सर्वा देवसेना: सहस्रशः
athainam abhyayuḥ sarvā devasenāḥ sahasraśaḥ
Then all the celestial armies, in their thousands, surged forward against him—an overwhelming advance that signals the gathering of divine force and the grave moral weight of the confrontation being described.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how, when cosmic order (dharma) is perceived to be at stake, collective forces—here symbolized by the hosts of the gods—mobilize decisively. It highlights the ethical gravity of actions that provoke a response from the wider moral universe.
Mārkaṇḍeya narrates a sudden escalation: the divine armies, in vast numbers, advance upon a particular figure (“him”), indicating the onset of a major confrontation and the assembling of overwhelming celestial power.