Shloka 1
Duryodhana Seized by Citraseṇa; Kaurava Petition to Yudhiṣṭhira (दुर्योधनापहारः / चित्रसेनगन्धर्वग्रहणम्)
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Mārkaṇḍeya uvāca—
śriyā juṣṭaṃ mahāsenaṃ devasena-patiṃ kṛtam |
saptaṛṣi-patnyaḥ ṣaḍ devyās tat-sakāśam athāgaman ||
Wika ni Mārkaṇḍeya: “O Hari, nang makita nilang si Kumāra—si Mahāsena—na puspos ng ningning at naitalaga bilang punong-kumandante ng hukbo ng mga diyos, anim na banal na asawa ng Pitong Ṛṣi ang dumulog sa kanyang harapan.”
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the dharmic ideal that authority should be accompanied by śrī—auspicious merit and dignity—and that rightful appointment to leadership draws the attention and acknowledgment of venerable lineages (ṛṣis and their households).
Mārkaṇḍeya narrates that Kumāra (Mahāsena) has been established as the commander of the gods’ forces, and in response six wives of the Seven Sages approach him, setting up the next episode involving these divine women and Kumāra.