Shloka 10
Parīkṣit-janma-saṃkaṭa and Kuntī’s petition to Vāsudeva (परिक्षिज्जन्मसंकटं कुन्त्याः प्रार्थना च)
कृत्वा पूजां तु रुद्रस्य गणानां चैव सर्वश:
kṛtvā pūjāṃ tu rudrasya gaṇānāṃ caiva sarvaśaḥ
Vaiśampāyana dit : Après avoir accompli comme il se doit le culte de Rudra, il rendit aussi hommage, de toutes les manières, à toutes les troupes qui l’accompagnent, honorant la suite divine comme partie intégrante de la juste dévotion et de la bonne conduite rituelle.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
True worship is not limited to the principal deity alone; it includes respectful acknowledgement of the deity’s attendants and sacred retinue, reflecting completeness in devotion and propriety in ritual (dharma).
The narrator states that worship was performed for Rudra, and additionally honour was offered to all of Rudra’s gaṇas—indicating a thorough, ritually complete act of reverence.