Shloka 34
Duryodhana’s Śaraṇāgati and the Pāṇḍavas’ Resolve
Gandharva Encounter
जृम्भकैर्यक्षरक्षोति: स्रग्विभि: समलड्कृत:
jṛmbhakair yakṣarakṣotiḥ sragvibhiḥ samalaṅkṛtaḥ
ಅವನು ಯಕ್ಷರು ಮತ್ತು ರಾಕ್ಷಸರರಿಂದ ರಕ್ಷಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟು, ಹಾರಗಳಿಂದ ಅಲಂಕರಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟು, ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ವಿಭೂಷಿತನಾಗಿದ್ದನು।
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes the idea of safeguarded order: protection is portrayed not only through human means but also through powerful guardian beings, while adornment signals dignity and auspiciousness—suggesting that rightful presence or authority is accompanied by both security and auspicious signs.
Mārkaṇḍeya is describing a figure (contextually, someone important in the episode) as being surrounded by formidable supernatural guardians—Yakṣas and Rākṣasas—and as wearing garlands, indicating a ceremonially honored or splendidly presented state.