Shloka 13
भद्रवटगमनम् — स्कन्देन महिषदानवनिग्रहः
Bhadravaṭa Procession and Skanda’s Neutralization of Mahiṣa
सुरप्रवीरं वीरं॑ च सुरेशं च सुवर्चसम् । सुराणामपि हन्तारं पञ्चैतानसृजत् तपः,तदनन्तर पाञ्चजन्यने सुरप्रवीर, वीर, सुरेश, सुवर्चा तथा सुरहन्ता--इन पाँचोंको प्रकट किया
surapravīraṃ vīraṃ ca sureśaṃ ca suvarcasam | surāṇām api hantāraṃ pañcaitān asṛjat tapaḥ ||
马尔坎德耶说道：“随后，苦行之力又化生五者：苏罗普拉毗罗（Surapravīra）、毗罗（Vīra）、苏雷沙（Sureśa）、苏伐尔恰斯（Suvarcas），乃至苏罗汉塔（Surahantā）——弑神者。由是可知，凭借 tapas 之力，骇人的威能得以显现；专注的苦行能生出力量，而此力或护持、或危害宇宙秩序，全在其所用。”
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights tapas as a potent creative force: spiritual austerity can manifest extraordinary power. Implicitly, such power is ethically ambivalent—its value depends on whether it is aligned with dharma or becomes destructive (as suggested by the figure called ‘slayer of the gods’).
Mārkaṇḍeya describes the emergence/creation of five formidable figures—Surapravīra, Vīra, Sureśa, Suvarcas, and Surahantā—brought forth by the force of asceticism (tapas), indicating a consequential turning point where new powerful agents enter the story.