Shloka 12
भद्रवटगमनम् — स्कन्देन महिषदानवनिग्रहः
Bhadravaṭa Procession and Skanda’s Neutralization of Mahiṣa
सुमित्रं मित्रवन्तं च मित्रज्ञं मित्रवर्धनम् । मित्रधर्माणमित्येतान् देवानभ्यसृजत् तप:
sumitraṁ mitravantaṁ ca mitrajñaṁ mitravardhanam | mitradharmāṇam ity etān devān abhyasṛjat tapaḥ ||
ມາຣະກັນເດຍະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ຕະປະສ ໄດ້ສ້າງຂຶ້ນເທວະຫ້າອົງນີ້—ສຸມິຕຣະ, ມິຕຣະວານ, ມິຕຣະຍະ, ມິຕຣະວັດທະນະ, ແລະ ມິຕຣະທັມມາ—ເປັນຮູບທຳຂອງການຄຸ້ມຄອງດ້ວຍມິດຕະພາບ: ຜູ້ເປັນມິດດີ, ຜູ້ມີມິດ, ຜູ້ຮູ້ຈັກມິດຕະພາບ, ຜູ້ເພີ່ມພູນມິດຕະພາບ, ແລະຜູ້ຮັກສາທັມມະແຫ່ງມິດຕະພາບ»។
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse elevates friendship to a dharmic principle: true social and moral order is protected by virtues such as being a good friend, sustaining friendships, discerning loyalty, strengthening bonds, and adhering to the ethical duties of friendship.
Markandeya describes how tapas (austerity/spiritual power) generates five divine, guardian-like personifications connected with friendship—each name representing a distinct facet of how friendship functions as a protective moral force.