Shloka 44
Duryodhana Seized by Citraseṇa; Kaurava Petition to Yudhiṣṭhira (दुर्योधनापहारः / चित्रसेनगन्धर्वग्रहणम्)
|। तेषां प्रशमनं कार्य स्नान धूपमथाञ्जनम् | बलिकर्मोपहाराशक्ष् स्कन्दस्येज्याविशेषत:,स्नान, धूप, अज्जन, बलिकर्म, उपहार अर्पण तथा स्कन्ददेवकी विशेष पूजा करके इन स्कन्दग्रहोंकी शान्ति करनी चाहिये
teṣāṁ praśamanaṁ kāryaṁ snāna-dhūpam athāñjanam | bali-karmopahārāś ca skandasyejyā-viśeṣataḥ ||
Markandeya said: “To pacify those (Skanda-afflicting forces), one should perform rites of appeasement—ritual bathing, offering of incense, and application of protective unguents; along with bali-offerings and other presentations. In particular, this should be done through special worship offered to Skanda.”
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
When harmful influences arise, one should respond through disciplined, dharmic remedies—purification and propitiatory worship—rather than panic or aggression; here, special devotion to Skanda is prescribed as the focused means of appeasement.
Mārkaṇḍeya gives practical instructions for calming certain afflicting forces previously described, listing specific ritual actions (bath, incense, protective unguent, bali and offerings) and emphasizing that the key remedy is special worship of Skanda.