Shloka 19
Kārttikeya-Abhiṣecana: Mātṛgaṇa-Nāma Saṃkīrtana and Skanda’s Commission
जगहुस्ते तदा राजन् सर्व एव दिवौकस: । आभिषेचनिकं भाण्डं मड़लानि च सर्वश:
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
jaguḥ te tadā rājan sarva eva divaukasaḥ |
ābhiṣecanikaṁ bhāṇḍaṁ maṅgalāni ca sarvaśaḥ ||
rudrair vasubhir ādityair aśvibhyāṁ ca vṛtaḥ prabhuḥ |
Vaiśampāyana said: O King, at that time all the gods of heaven raised their voices in acclaim. They held in their hands the vessels for consecration and every kind of auspicious article. Surrounded by the Rudras, the Vasus, the Ādityas, and the two Aśvins, the mighty Lord stood encircled—an image of divine order, where rightful authority is affirmed through a public, sacred rite rather than mere force.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Legitimate authority is affirmed through dharmic, public, and auspicious rites: the gods’ collective presence and the consecration implements symbolize that power should be sanctified and ordered, not merely seized.
All the heavenly beings acclaim the moment and stand around the central lordly figure, holding consecration vessels and auspicious materials, preparing for or marking a formal abhiṣeka (anointment/consecration).