Shloka 986

Devanagari script

स्कन्दहस्तमनुप्राप्ता दृश्यते देवदानवै: । उत्तर कुरुके निवासी अब उस मार्गसे सुखपूर्वक आते-जाते हैं। देवताओं और दानवोंने देखा, कुमार कार्तिकेय बार-बार शत्रुओंपर शक्तिका प्रहार करते हैं और वह सहस्रों योद्धाओंको मारकर पुनः उनके हाथमें लौट आती है

Transliteration

skandahastam anuprāptā dṛśyate devadānavaiḥ | uttarakuruke nivāsinaḥ ab us mārga se sukhapūrvakam āte-jāte haiṃ | devatāoṃ aura dānavoṃ ne dekhā, kumāra kārtikeya bār-bār śatruoṃ par śaktikā prahāra karate haiṃ aura vaha sahasroṃ yoddhāoṃ ko mārakara punaḥ unake hātha meṃ lauṭa ātī hai |

Translation

马尔坎德耶说道：“那支神枪（śakti）回到斯坎达手中，天神与达那婆都亲眼所见。于是北俱卢（Uttara-Kuru）的居民得以安稳从容地往来于那条道路。众人目睹童子迦尔蒂凯耶（Kumāra Kārtikeya）一次又一次将śakti掷向敌阵；斩杀千百战士之后，它又回返到他的掌中。”

Word by Word

स्कन्दहस्तम्Skanda’s hand (i.e., the spear in Skanda’s hand / Skanda-hand)

अनुप्राप्ताःhaving reached / arrived

दृश्यतेis seen / appears

देवदानवैःby the gods and the Dānavas

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mārkaṇḍeya

Skanda

Kumāra Kārtikeya

Devas

Dānavas

Uttara-Kuru

Śakti (divine spear/weapon)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Divine power, when aligned with dharma, is portrayed as self-regulating and protective: it strikes down destructive forces and returns under rightful control, symbolizing that true authority is accountable to cosmic order rather than mere violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya describes a scene witnessed by both gods and Dānavas: Kārtikeya repeatedly hurls his śakti at enemies, slays vast numbers, and the weapon returns to his hand; alongside this, the route to Uttara-Kuru is depicted as safe and easy for its inhabitants.