Shloka 115
Kārttikeya-Abhiṣecana: Mātṛgaṇa-Nāma Saṃkīrtana and Skanda’s Commission
तादृशानां सहस्राणि प्रयुतान्यर्बुदानि च । अभिषिक्तं महात्मान॑ परिवार्योपतस्थिरे,ऐसे-ऐसे सहस्रों, लाखों और अरबों पार्षद अभिषेकके पश्चात् महात्मा स्कन्दको चारों ओरसे घेरकर खड़े हो गये
tādṛśānāṁ sahasrāṇi prayutāny arbudāni ca | abhiṣiktaṁ mahātmānaṁ parivāryopatasthire ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “In such fashion, thousands, tens of thousands, and even crores gathered. After the consecration, they surrounded the great-souled Skanda on every side and stood in attendance upon him.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
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.
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.