Shloka 36
Karṇa’s Counsel on Śrī
Fortune) and the Proposed Display before the Exiled Pāṇḍavas (कर्णवचनम् / श्रीप्रदर्शन-प्रस्तावः
सा तदा विमला शक्ति: क्षिप्ता तेन महात्मना । बिभेद शिखर घोर श्वेतस्य तरसा गिरे:,उन महात्माने उस समय अपनी चमचमाती हुई शक्ति चलायी और उसके द्वारा श्वेत गिरिके भयानक शिखरको बड़े वेगसे विदीर्ण कर डाला
sā tadā vimalā śaktiḥ kṣiptā tena mahātmanā | bibheda śikharaṃ ghoraṃ śvetasya tarasā gireḥ ||
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मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Extraordinary power (śakti) becomes meaningful and legitimate when guided by mahātman-like nobility—self-mastery and right intention. The verse implicitly warns that the ability to destroy is immense, so the wielder’s ethical stature matters.
A radiant spear-weapon is hurled by a great-souled figure, and its force cleaves a terrifying summit of Mount Śveta, demonstrating overwhelming martial potency within Mārkaṇḍeya’s narration.