Shloka 18
कार्त्तिकेयाभिषेकः — Consecration of Kārttikeya and the Enumeration of His Retinue
स तस्मिन् काउ्चने दिव्ये शरस्तम्बे श्रिया वृत: । स्तूयमान: सदा शेते गन्धर्वैर्मुनिभिस्तथा
sa tasmin kāñcane divye śarastambe śriyā vṛtaḥ | stūyamānaḥ sadā śete gandharvair munibhis tathā ||
Dort, auf jenem strahlenden, goldenen, göttlichen Pfeilbett, von Glanz umhüllt, liegt er immerdar; und unablässig wird er von Gandharvas und von Weisen gepriesen. Die Szene verklärt das Ende des Kriegers zu einem sittlichen Bild: Standhaftigkeit in der gewählten Pflicht und die Ehrfurcht vor einem Leben in Zucht und Wahrheit, selbst inmitten der Verwüstung des Krieges.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in the aftermath of violence, moral stature is measured by steadfastness, discipline, and truth; such integrity draws reverence from the wise and the celestial, suggesting that dharma can confer dignity even upon suffering.
The narrator describes a revered figure lying upon a divine, golden bed of arrows, surrounded by splendor, while Gandharvas and sages continually praise him—portraying a solemn, exalted moment amid the war’s consequences.