Shloka 10
कार्त्तिकेयाभिषेकः — Consecration of Kārttikeya and the Enumeration of His Retinue
स तत्र ववृधे लोकानावृत्य ज्वलनात्मज: । ददृशुर्ज्वलनाकाररं तं गर्भमथ कृत्तिका:
sa tatra vavṛdhe lokānāvṛtya jvalanātmajaḥ | dadṛśur jvalanākāraṃ taṃ garbham atha kṛttikāḥ ||
Dort wuchs der Sohn des Feuers heran, und sein Glanz breitete sich aus, als umhüllte er die Welten. Da erblickten die Kṛttikās jenen Keim, der in der Gestalt des Feuers selbst loderte.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Extraordinary power (tejas) is not merely to be feared or admired; it calls for reverence, restraint, and responsible guardianship. The scene frames divine energy as something that can pervade the worlds and therefore must be approached with care and dharmic protection.
A being described as the son of Fire grows so intensely radiant that he seems to envelop the worlds. The Kṛttikās then behold the embryo, appearing like fire itself—signaling a supernatural birth and the emergence of a formidable divine presence.