Shloka 14
Kārttikeya-Abhiṣecana: Mātṛgaṇa-Nāma Saṃkīrtana and Skanda’s Commission
राका च धिषणा चैव पत्न्यश्चान्या दिवौकसाम् | हिमवांश्वैव विन्ध्यश्न मेरुश्नानेकशुड्रवान्
rākā ca dhiṣaṇā caiva patnyaś cānyā divaukasām | himavāṁś caiva vindhyaś ca meruś cānekśikharavān ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Rākā and Dhiṣaṇā, along with many other consorts of the gods, also arrived there; likewise Himavān, the Vindhya range, and Mount Meru adorned with many peaks. Thus, beings divine and cosmic—deities, their powers, and the very mountains—gathered together in solemn attendance, underscoring how the order of the world itself converges around a moment of great consequence.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes that major turning points in dharma and destiny are not merely human affairs: the divine powers and even the personified mountains are portrayed as converging, suggesting that ethical crises and resolutions reverberate through the whole cosmic order.
Vaiśampāyana continues a catalogue of those who assembled: goddesses/consorts such as Rākā and Dhiṣaṇā, and the great mountains Himavān, Vindhya, and Meru. The scene is one of a vast, ceremonial gathering where celestial and cosmic beings stand in attendance.