Shloka 3

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

Devanagari script

सर्वमड्रलसम्भारैरविधिमन्त्रपुरस्कृतम्‌ । आभिषेचनिकं द्रव्यं गृहीत्वा देवतागणा:

Transliteration

sarvamaṅgalasambhārair avidhimantrapuraskṛtam | ābhiṣecanikaṁ dravyaṁ gṛhītvā devatāgaṇāḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: Die Scharen der Götter nahmen die für die Weihe erforderlichen Stoffe mit sich — vollständig mit allem Glückverheißenden versehen und von den rechten Mantras eingeleitet — und bereiteten sich darauf vor, das Ritual in der gebührenden Ordnung zu vollziehen. Die Szene betont, dass selbst unter dem Druck des Krieges Legitimität und moralische Autorität durch korrekt ausgeführtes heiliges Verfahren bekräftigt werden.

Word by Word

सर्वम्all, the whole

अद्रलसम्भारैःwith (various) preparations/materials (of a kind called 'adrala')

अविधिimproper procedure, irregular rite

मन्त्रmantra, sacred formula

पुरस्कृतम्put in front; preceded by; having as a preface

आभिषेचनिकम्pertaining to consecration/anointing

द्रव्यम्substance, material (requisite)

गृहीत्वाhaving taken

देवतागणाःthe hosts of gods

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

devatāgaṇāḥ (hosts of gods)

ābhiṣecanika dravya (consecration materials)

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 that rightful authority and auspicious outcomes are grounded in dharmic order: sacred acts should be undertaken with proper procedure (vidhi) and sanctified speech (mantra), not merely with power or haste.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that the assembled gods take the necessary consecration (abhiṣeka) materials, fully equipped with auspicious requisites and proper mantras, indicating preparation for a formal anointing/ritual act that confers legitimacy.