Shloka 49
Varuṇābhiṣeka–Agni-anveṣaṇa–Kaubera-tīrtha
Varuṇa’s Consecration; Search for Agni; Kaubera Sacred Site
वह भयंकर सेना धनंजय नामसे विख्यात थी। उसमें सभी सैनिक नाना प्रकारके अस्त्र, शस्त्र, तपस्या, बल और पराक्रमसे सम्पन्न थे। रुद्रके समान बलशाली तीस हजार रुद्रगणोंसे युक्त वह सेना शत्रुओंके लिये अजेय थी। वह कभी भी युद्धसे पीछे हटना जानती ही नहीं थी ।।
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
sa bhayaṅkarā senā dhanañjaya-nāmnī vikhyātā āsīt |
tasyāṃ sarve yodhā nānā-vidhair astrāṇi-śastrāṇi tapasā balena parākrameṇa ca sampannāḥ |
rudra-sama-balaśālīnāṃ triṃśat-sahasrāṇāṃ rudra-gaṇānāṃ yuktā sā senā śatrūṇām ajeyā āsīt |
sā kadācid api yuddhāt parāṅmukhī bhavituṃ na jānāti ||
viṣṇur dadau vaijayantīṃ mālāṃ bala-vivardhinīm |
umā dadau virajasī vāsasī ravi-saprabhe ||
Vaiśampāyana said: That fearsome host, famed by the name Dhanañjaya, was renowned. All its warriors were equipped with many kinds of missiles and weapons, and were accomplished in austerity, strength, and valor. Joined with thirty thousand Rudra-like attendants, powerful as Rudra himself, that army was unconquerable to its enemies. It never knew how to turn back from battle. Then Lord Viṣṇu bestowed the Vaijayantī garland that increases strength, and Umā granted two spotless garments, radiant like the sun—divine gifts meant to fortify the young hero for the demands of righteous war.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage links martial excellence with inner discipline and divine sanction: true invincibility is portrayed as arising from tapas (self-mastery), courage that does not retreat from duty, and blessings that symbolize righteous empowerment rather than mere aggression.
Vaiśampāyana describes a famed, fearsome army called Dhanañjaya—equipped with weapons, ascetic power, strength, and valor, supported by Rudra-like hosts and unwilling to retreat. The narrative then notes divine bestowals: Viṣṇu gives the strength-enhancing Vaijayantī garland, and Umā gives two spotless, sun-bright garments to fortify the hero.