Shloka 10
Yajña-bhāga-vyavasthā and the Pravṛtti–Nivṛtti Framework (यज्ञभागव्यवस्था तथा प्रवृत्तिनिवृत्तिधर्मविवेचनम्)
तत्रोवाच जगत् स्कन्द: क्षिपन् वाक्यमिदं तदा । योअन्यो<स्ति मत्तो5भ्यधिको विप्रा यस्याधिकं प्रिया:
tatrovāca jagat-skandaḥ kṣipan vākyam idaṃ tadā | yo 'nyo 'sti matto 'bhyadhiko viprā yasya 'dhikaṃ priyāḥ ||
そのときスカンダは全世界に向けて挑戦を投げかけ、こう言い放った。「もし我に勝る者がいるというなら――婆羅門を我よりもいっそう愛し敬い、婆羅門への帰依もさらに篤く、三界に武威を轟かす者がいるならば――このシャクティを引き抜くがよい。さもなくば、せめてこれを震わせてみよ。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Greatness is framed not merely as physical strength but as reverence and devotion toward Brahmins (vipra-bhakti) and dharmic merit; Skanda’s challenge sets a moral criterion for superiority—one who honors the custodians of sacred knowledge more deeply is ‘greater’.
Bhishma reports that Skanda publicly issues a provocative challenge: if anyone surpasses him in strength and in devotion to Brahmins, and possesses world-spanning prowess, that person should prove it by uprooting or shaking the Śakti (spear/power) being referenced.