Shloka 111
महासेनसे ऐसा कहकर शचीपति इन्द्र भगवान् शंकरकी आज्ञा ले देवताओंके साथ स्वर्गलोकको लौट गये ।। गतो भद्रवर्ट रुद्रो निवृत्ताश्न दिवौकस: । उक्ताक्ष देवा रुद्रेण स्कन्दं पश्यत मामिव,भगवान् रुद्र भद्रवटके समीप गये और देवता अपने-अपने स्थानको लौटने लगे। उस समय भगवान् शंकरने देवताओंसे कहा--“तुम सब लोग कुमार कार्तिकेयको मेरे ही समान मानना”
gato bhadravaṭaṁ rudro nivṛttāś ca divaukasaḥ | uktāś ca devā rudreṇa skandaṁ paśyata mām iva ||
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Rudra (Śiva) went to Bhadravaṭa, and the gods returned to their own abodes. Then Rudra addressed the deities: “Behold Skanda as you would behold me; regard him as my very equal.”
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Śiva instructs the gods to honor Skanda as equal to himself, emphasizing dharmic recognition of rightful, divinely sanctioned authority and the need for unity rather than rivalry among celestial powers.
After the encounter, Rudra goes to Bhadravaṭa and the gods disperse to their abodes; Śiva then commands them to regard Skanda (Kārttikeya) as they would regard Śiva himself.