Mahabharata 9.45.35 — Shalya Parva, Adhyaya 45, Shloka 35
Kārttikeya-Abhiṣecana: Mātṛgaṇa-Nāma Saṃkīrtana and Skanda’s Commission
अंशो5प्यनुचरान् पञ्च ददौ स्कन्दाय धीमते । अंशने भी बुद्धिमान् स्कन्दको पाँच अनुचर प्रदान किये, जिनके नाम इस प्रकार हैं-- परिघ, वट, महाबली भीम तथा दहति और दहन। इनमेंसे दहति और दहन बड़े प्रचण्ड तथा बल-पराक्रमकी दृष्टिसे सम्मानित थे ।।
aṁśo 'py anucarān pañca dadau skandāya dhīmate |
قال فايشَمبايانا: «وأمْشا أيضًا منح سكَندا الحكيم خمسةَ خَدَم. وفي هذا الموضع تُقوّي الآلهةُ حاشيةَ سكَندا لعمل إخضاع القوى المعادية—وهي صورةٌ لسلطةٍ مُفوَّضة في خدمة النظام الكوني، حيث تُنظَّم الشدة تحت قيادةٍ مشروعة لا لتُستعمل لمكسبٍ خاص.»
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Power and force are portrayed as legitimate when placed under rightful command for the protection of order (dharma) rather than for personal ambition; even divine strength is structured through service and hierarchy.
The narrator states that the deity Aṁśa also grants five attendants to Skanda, adding to Skanda’s divine entourage as preparations and empowerments for overcoming adversarial forces continue.
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