Shloka 9

भद्रवटगमनम् — स्कन्देन महिषदानवनिग्रहः

Bhadravaṭa Procession and Skanda’s Neutralization of Mahiṣa

Devanagari script

बृहद्रथस्य प्रणिधि: काश्यपस्य महत्तर: । भानुरज्धिरसो धीर: पुत्रो वर्चस्य सौभर:

Transliteration

bṛhadrathasya praṇidhiḥ kāśyapasya mahattaraḥ | bhānur aṅgirasaḥ dhīraḥ putro varcasya saubharaḥ ||

Translation

مارکنڈیہ نے کہا—بِرہدرَتھ کے حصّے سے پرنِدھی پیدا ہوا، کاشیپ کے حصّے سے مہتّر؛ انگیرس کے حصّے سے ثابت قدم بھانو، اور ورچس کے حصّے سے سَوبھر نام کا بیٹا پیدا ہوا۔

Word by Word

• बृहद्रथस्य: of (king) Bṛhadratha
• बृहद्रथस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहद्रथ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• प्रणिधिः: Pranidhi (a person/name)
• प्रणिधिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रणिधि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• काश्यपस्य: of Kaśyapa
• काश्यपस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: काश्यप
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• महत्तरः: Mahattara (a person/name)
• महत्तरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महत्तर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भानुः: Bhānu (a person/name)
• भानुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भानु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अङ्गिरसः: of Aṅgiras
• अङ्गिरसः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गिरस्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• धीरः: steadfast, wise
• धीरः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वर्चस्य: of splendor/energy (varcas)
• वर्चस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्चस्
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• सौभरः: Saubhara (a person/name)
• सौभरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौभर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Bṛhadratha
• Praṇidhi
• Kaśyapa
• Mahattara
• Aṅgiras
• Bhānu
• Varcas
• Saubhara

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes the continuity of dharmic and spiritual inheritance: descendants are presented as arising from the ‘aṃśa’ (portion) of revered ancestors, suggesting that virtue, authority, and sacred potency are transmitted through lineage and disciplined tradition.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya is recounting a genealogical sequence, naming sons and associating each with an earlier eminent figure (Bṛhadratha, Kaśyapa, Aṅgiras, Varcas), thereby situating the characters within a recognized rishi/royal lineage framework.