Shloka 6
कार्त्तिकेयाभिषेकः — Consecration of Kārttikeya and the Enumeration of His Retinue
तेजो माहेश्वरं स्कन्नमग्नौ प्रपतितं पुरा । तत् सर्वभक्षो भगवान् नाशकद् दग्धुमक्षयम्,पूर्वकालकी बात है, भगवान् शिवका तेजोमय वीर्य अग्निमें गिर पड़ा। भगवान् अग्नि सर्वभक्षी हैं तो भी उस अक्षय वीर्यको वे भस्म न कर सके
tejo māheśvaraṁ skannam agnau prapatitaṁ purā | tat sarvabhakṣo bhagavān nāśakad dagdhum akṣayam ||
Vaiśampāyana dijo: «Hace mucho tiempo, la potencia radiante nacida de Śiva se desprendió y cayó en Agni. Aunque el bienaventurado Agni es célebre como el que todo lo devora, no pudo consumir con su fuego aquella energía imperecedera.»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even the most consuming worldly force (fire/Agni) has limits before imperishable divine potency; power must be approached with humility, and cosmic hierarchy/order (tejas as sacred) is to be respected rather than treated as ordinary matter.
An ancient event is recalled: Śiva’s radiant potency falls into Agni, but Agni—despite being ‘all-devouring’—cannot burn or destroy it, indicating the extraordinary, indestructible nature of that Śaiva tejas.