Shloka 115

Kārttikeya-Abhiṣecana: Mātṛgaṇa-Nāma Saṃkīrtana and Skanda’s Commission

Devanagari script

तादृशानां सहस्राणि प्रयुतान्यर्बुदानि च । अभिषिक्तं महात्मान॑ परिवार्योपतस्थिरे,ऐसे-ऐसे सहस्रों, लाखों और अरबों पार्षद अभिषेकके पश्चात्‌ महात्मा स्कन्दको चारों ओरसे घेरकर खड़े हो गये

Transliteration

tādṛśānāṁ sahasrāṇi prayutāny arbudāni ca | abhiṣiktaṁ mahātmānaṁ parivāryopatasthire ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: „So versammelten sich Tausende, Zehntausende und sogar Krores. Nach der Weihe umringten sie den großgesinnten Skanda von allen Seiten und standen ihm dienstbereit zur Seite.“

Word by Word

तादृशानाम्of such (ones)

सहस्राणिthousands

प्रयुतानिten-thousands

अर्बुदानिcrores / myriads (arbuda-units)

चand

अभिषिक्तम्anointed / consecrated

महात्मानम्the great-souled one

परिवार्यhaving surrounded

उपतस्थिरेstood near / attended upon

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Skanda

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical and social meaning of abhiṣeka (consecration): legitimate authority is affirmed through sacred rite and collective acknowledgment, expressed as orderly attendance and service to the consecrated leader.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Skanda’s consecration, immense multitudes assemble and encircle him, standing nearby in attendance—signaling public recognition of his elevated status and readiness to follow his command.