Shloka 14
भद्रवटगमनम् — स्कन्देन महिषदानवनिग्रहः
Bhadravaṭa Procession and Skanda’s Neutralization of Mahiṣa
त्रिविध॑ संस्थिता होते पडच पञठ्च पृथक् पृथक् । मुष्णन्त्यत्र स्थिता होते स्वर्गतो यज्ञयाजिन:
trividhā saṃsthitā hy ete pañca ca pañca pṛthak pṛthak | muṣṇanty atra sthitā hy ete svargato yajñayājinaḥ ||
马尔坎德耶说道：“这十五位威势如神的毗那夜迦分为三队，彼此分明；每队各有五位，互不相同。虽居于此世大地之上，他们却能夺走行祭之人的祭品与器具——仿佛从天界劫掠而来——从而阻断正当的祭仪之行。”
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse warns that even righteous acts like sacrifice can be hindered by disruptive forces; vigilance, purity of practice, and protective rites are implied to safeguard dharmic action from theft and obstruction.
Mārkaṇḍeya describes a set of powerful beings arranged as fifteen in three bands of five. Though present on earth, they are said to steal the offerings and requisites of sacrificers, undermining yajña.