Shloka 436

Kārttikeya-Abhiṣecana: Mātṛgaṇa-Nāma Saṃkīrtana and Skanda’s Commission

Devanagari script

पूषा च पार्षदौ प्रादात्‌ कार्तिकेयाय भारत । भरतनन्दन! पूषाने कार्तिकेयको पाणीतक और कालिक नामक दो पार्षद प्रदान किये। वे दोनों ही बड़े भारी मायावी थे

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca |

pūṣā ca pārṣadau prādāt kārtikeyāya bhārata |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: O Bhārata, Pūṣā also bestowed two attendants upon Kārttikeya—Pāṇītaka and Kālika. Both were exceedingly powerful in māyā, masters of wondrous illusion.

Word by Word

• पूषा: Pūṣan (the deity Pūṣā)
• पूषा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूषन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• पार्षदौ: two attendants/retainers
• पार्षदौ: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्षद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• प्रादात्: gave
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा
• Form: Aorist (simple past), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• कार्तिकेयाय: to Kārttikeya (Skanda)
• कार्तिकेयाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्तिकेय
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• भारत: O Bhārata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Pūṣā
• Kārttikeya (Skanda)
• Bhārata (Janamejaya as addressee)
• pārṣada (attendants)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Authority and power in dharmic narratives are typically accompanied by appropriate support—attendants, allies, and resources—granted to enable the proper execution of duty, not merely to enhance status.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana reports that the deity Pūṣā grants Kārttikeya two attendants (pārṣadas), indicating the assembling of Kārttikeya’s retinue and capacities for his divine role.