Shloka 58

Duryodhana’s Śaraṇāgati and the Pāṇḍavas’ Resolve

Gandharva Encounter

Devanagari script

मार्कण्डेय उवाच इत्युक्त्वा विससर्जैनं परिष्वज्य महेश्वर: | विसर्जिते ततः स्कन्दे बभूवौत्पातिकं महत्‌,मार्कण्डेयजी कहते हैं--राजन्‌! ऐसा कहकर भगवान्‌ महेश्वरने कार्तिकेयको हृदयसे लगाकर बिदा किया। स्कन्दके बिदा होते ही बड़ा भारी उत्पात होने लगा

Transliteration

Mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: ity uktvā visasarja enaṃ pariṣvajya Maheśvaraḥ | visarjite tataḥ Skande babhūvautpātikaṃ mahat ||

Translation

马尔坎德耶说道：“言毕，摩诃伊湿伐罗拥抱他，遂遣之而去。斯坎达方一离去，便骤起巨大的凶异变兆——灾厄将临之征。”

Word by Word

मार्कण्डेयःMarkandeya

उवाचsaid

इतिthus

उक्त्वाhaving said

विससर्जdismissed/sent away

एनम्him

परिष्वज्यhaving embraced

महेश्वरःMaheshvara (the Great Lord, Shiva)

विसर्जितेwhen (he was) dismissed / after being sent away

ततःthen/thereupon

स्कन्देwhen Skanda (had departed) / in Skanda's case

बभूवbecame/arose

औत्पातिकम्portentous/ominous

महत्great

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mārkaṇḍeya

Maheśvara (Śiva)

Skanda (Kārttikeya)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that major transitions in divine or heroic action are often accompanied by ‘utpāta’—portents that signal disruption in the world’s balance. Ethically, such signs function as warnings: rulers and communities should respond with restraint, vigilance, and adherence to dharma rather than complacency.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya narrates that after speaking, Maheśvara (Śiva) embraces Skanda (Kārttikeya) and sends him off. Immediately upon Skanda’s departure, a great ominous disturbance arises—an indication that consequential events are about to unfold.