Shloka 10
Yajña-bhāga-vyavasthā and the Pravṛtti–Nivṛtti Framework (यज्ञभागव्यवस्था तथा प्रवृत्तिनिवृत्तिधर्मविवेचनम्)
तत्रोवाच जगत् स्कन्द: क्षिपन् वाक्यमिदं तदा । योअन्यो<स्ति मत्तो5भ्यधिको विप्रा यस्याधिकं प्रिया:
tatrovāca jagat-skandaḥ kṣipan vākyam idaṃ tadā | yo 'nyo 'sti matto 'bhyadhiko viprā yasya 'dhikaṃ priyāḥ ||
当时，斯坎达向整个世界发出挑战，说道：“若世间另有一人胜过我——更敬爱婆罗门，更虔诚护持婆罗门，并在三界之中勇力无双——就让他拔起这柄‘沙克提’神枪，或至少使之震颤。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Greatness is framed not merely as physical strength but as reverence and devotion toward Brahmins (vipra-bhakti) and dharmic merit; Skanda’s challenge sets a moral criterion for superiority—one who honors the custodians of sacred knowledge more deeply is ‘greater’.
Bhishma reports that Skanda publicly issues a provocative challenge: if anyone surpasses him in strength and in devotion to Brahmins, and possesses world-spanning prowess, that person should prove it by uprooting or shaking the Śakti (spear/power) being referenced.