Shloka 506
Kārttikeya-Abhiṣecana: Mātṛgaṇa-Nāma Saṃkīrtana and Skanda’s Commission
प्रददावग्निपुत्राय महापारिषदावुभौ । समुद्रने भी अग्निपुत्रको दो गदाधारी महापार्षद दिये, जिनके नाम थे--संग्रह और विग्रह
pradadāv agniputrāya mahāpāriṣadāv ubhau |
Vaiśampāyana dijo: Le fueron concedidos al hijo de Agni dos eminentes guerreros portadores de maza, grandes miembros de la asamblea, llamados Saṅgraha y Vigraha. Así se fortaleció su bando con campeones fieles y de alto rango en el curso de la guerra que se desplegaba.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a kingly duty in wartime: consolidating support through capable and reputable allies. Ethical governance in crisis includes appointing or granting trustworthy, high-status defenders rather than relying on mere force.
In the Shalya Parva war context, a figure grants the son of Agni two prominent mace-bearing court-warriors—Saṅgraha and Vigraha—indicating reinforcement and formal alignment of powerful fighters to his cause.