Shloka 98
Varuṇābhiṣeka–Agni-anveṣaṇa–Kaubera-tīrtha
Varuṇa’s Consecration; Search for Agni; Kaubera Sacred Site
दिव्य फूलोंकी सुगन्ध लेकर पवित्र वायु चलने लगी। गन्धर्व और यज्ञपरायण महर्षि उनकी स्तुति करने लगे ।। केचिदेनं व्यवस्यन्ति पितामहसुतं प्रभुम् सनत्कुमारं सर्वेषां ब्रह्म॒योनिं तमग्रजम्
divya-puṣpāṇāṁ sugandhaṁ gṛhītvā pavitraḥ vāyuḥ pravavau | gandharvāś ca yajña-parāyaṇā maharṣayaś ca tasya stutiṁ cakruḥ || kecid enaṁ vyavasyanti pitāmaha-sutaṁ prabhum | sanatkumāraṁ sarveṣāṁ brahma-yoniṁ tam agrajam ||
Vaiśampāyana sprach: Ein reiner Wind begann zu wehen und trug den Duft himmlischer Blumen herbei. Gandharvas und große ṛṣis, den Opferriten des Yajña ergeben, setzten zu seinem Lobpreis an. Manche erkannten in ihm den Herrn Sanatkumāra—geboren aus dem Pitāmaha (Brahmā), dem uranfänglichen Quell heiligen Wissens für alle, den Ältesten unter den ersten Wesen.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how true spiritual authority is recognized through signs of purity and collective reverence: when the atmosphere becomes sanctified and the wise praise, it indicates the presence of a higher dharmic principle beyond battlefield power.
A divine, fragrant wind arises and celestial beings (Gandharvas) along with ritual-focused seers begin praising a revered figure. Observers identify him as Sanatkumāra, the primordial sage born of Brahmā, signaling a moment of divine manifestation or recognition within the Shalya Parva episode.