Shloka 44

Kārttikeya-Abhiṣecana: Mātṛgaṇa-Nāma Saṃkīrtana and Skanda’s Commission

Devanagari script

बल॑ चातिबलं चैव महावक्त्रौ महाबलौ

Transliteration

balaṁ cātibalaṁ caiva mahāvaktrau mahābalau | rudravasubhirādityairaśvibhyāṁ ca vṛtaḥ prabhuḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana dit : Le Seigneur—puissant et surpuissant, au visage immense et à la force redoutable—se tint entouré des Rudra, des Vasu, des Āditya et des deux Aśvin. Ainsi les cohortes éclatantes des dieux se rassemblèrent autour de Kumāra Kārttikeya, honorant sa puissance et son rang au sein d’un monde ravagé par la guerre, comme pour affirmer que l’ordre divin et la protection demeurent derrière le commandement légitime et la vaillance disciplinée.

Word by Word

• बलम्: strength
• बलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अतिबलम्: great strength
• अतिबलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अतिबल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• महावक्त्रौ: two great-faced (ones)
• महावक्त्रौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महावक्त्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• महाबलौ: two very mighty (ones)
• महाबलौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• रुद्रैः: by/with the Rudras
• रुद्रैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• वसुभिः: by/with the Vasus
• वसुभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• आदित्यैः: by/with the Adityas
• आदित्यैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदित्य
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अश्विभ्याम्: by/with the two Ashvins
• अश्विभ्याम्: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्विन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Dual

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• वृतः: surrounded/encircled
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (वरणे)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त)

• प्रभुः: the lord/master
• प्रभुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Prabhu (Lord)
• Rudras
• Vasus
• Ādityas
• Aśvins (Aśvinīkumāras)
• Kumāra Kārttikeya (implied by the accompanying prose)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes divine sanction and the upholding of cosmic order: the great powers (Rudras, Vasus, Ādityas, Aśvins) gather around the Lord/commander figure, suggesting that disciplined strength and rightful authority are supported by higher principles even amid war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes a majestic scene in which a supremely powerful figure is encircled and attended by groups of gods—Rudras, Vasus, Ādityas, and the twin Aśvins—forming an honor-guard around Kumāra Kārttikeya (as indicated by the contextual prose).