Shloka 466

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

Devanagari script

हिमवान्‌ प्रददौ राजन्‌ हुताशनसुताय वै । राजन! हिमवानने अग्निकुमारको महामना सुवर्चा और अतिवर्चा नामक दो पार्षद प्रदान किये

Transliteration

himavān pradadau rājan hutāśanasutāya vai | rājan! himavānane agnikumārako mahāmanā suvarcā ativarcā nāmaka dvau pārṣadau pradadau |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: „O König, Himavān gewährte wahrlich dem Sohn des Hutāśana (Agni) eine Gabe. O König, dem edlen Sohn Agnis wurden zwei dienende Gefährten namens Suvarcā und Ativarcā verliehen.“

Word by Word

• हिमवान्: Himavat (the mountain)
• हिमवान्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रददौ: gave
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (प्र + दा)
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• हुताशन: of Agni (the fire-god)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हुताशन
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• सुताय: to the son
• सुताय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Himavān (Himālaya)
• Hutāśana (Agni)
• Agni’s son (Agnikumāraka)
• Suvarcā
• Ativarcā
• Himavān forest / Himālaya region

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The passage highlights how power and success in epic narratives are often supported by rightful endowments and companionship: noble forces (symbolized by radiant attendants) are granted through legitimate sources, emphasizing the ethical value of sanctioned support rather than solitary pride.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Himavān (the Himālaya personified) grants Agni’s son two attendants named Suvarcā and Ativarcā, indicating the acquisition of companions/retinue for the fire-born figure within the Himālaya setting.