Shloka 7
कार्त्तिकेयाभिषेकः — Consecration of Kārttikeya and the Enumeration of His Retinue
तेनासीदतितेजस्वी दीप्तिमान् हव्यवाहन: । न चैव धारयामास गर्भ तेजोमयं तदा
tenāsīdatitejasvī dīptimān havyavāhanaḥ | na caiva dhārayāmāsa garbhaṃ tejomayaṃ tadā ||
Aus diesem Grund wurde das Feuer — Havyavāhana — überaus strahlend und lodernd. Doch damals vermochte er jenen Keim, ganz aus feuriger Kraft gewoben, nicht in sich zu tragen.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Unchecked tejas (fiery potency) can exceed the capacity of even a powerful bearer; strength must be matched with containment and proper channeling, or it becomes unsustainable and demands a rightful outlet in accordance with cosmic order.
Vaishampayana describes Agni becoming intensely radiant due to a preceding cause, but being unable to retain a blazing, energy-formed ‘embryo’ within himself—signaling the emergence of a force that must be transferred, manifested, or otherwise resolved.