Shloka 13
Kārttikeya-Abhiṣecana: Mātṛgaṇa-Nāma Saṃkīrtana and Skanda’s Commission
अदितिर्देवमाता च ह्वी: श्री: स्वाहा सरस्वती । उमा शची सिनीवाली तथा चानुमति: कुहूः
aditir devamātā ca hrīḥ śrīḥ svāhā sarasvatī | umā śacī sinīvālī tathā cānumatiḥ kuhūḥ | rudrair vasubhir ādityair aśvibhyāṃ ca vṛtaḥ prabhuḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: There stood around the mighty Lord—encircled by the Rudras, the Vasus, the Ādityas, and the twin Aśvins—along with the divine mothers and goddesses: Aditi the mother of the gods, Hrī (modesty), Śrī (splendour), Svāhā (the sacrificial invocation), Sarasvatī (wisdom and speech), Umā, Śacī, Sinīvālī, Anumati, and Kuhū. The scene presents a cosmic assembly in which the powers that sustain sacrifice, order, and prosperity gather in reverence, implying that true sovereignty and victory are grounded not merely in force but in alignment with dharma and the divine order.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames worldly power within a sacred ecology: prosperity (Śrī), restraint (Hrī), and sacrificial order (Svāhā) stand alongside major divine hosts. The implied ethic is that authority and success are validated by harmony with dharma and the sustaining forces of the cosmos, not by violence alone.
Vaiśampāyana describes a grand gathering in which prominent goddesses and divine groups (Rudras, Vasus, Ādityas, Aśvins) surround a central ‘Lord’ (prabhu), portraying a moment of collective reverence and cosmic endorsement within the larger Shalya-parvan narrative.