Shloka 4131
चित्रसेनगन्धर्वैः कौरवसंनिपातः
Citrasena and the Kaurava engagement
क्रीडन् भाति तदा देवैरभिषिक्तश्चन पावकि: । अभिषिक्त महासेनमपश्यन्त दिवौकस:
krīḍan bhāti tadā devair abhiṣiktaś ca na pāvakiḥ | abhiṣiktaṃ mahāsenaṃ apaśyanta divaukasaḥ ||
तब देवताओं द्वारा अभिषिक्त होकर वह पावकि (अग्निपुत्र) क्रीड़ा करता हुआ तेज से दीप्तिमान् हो उठा। परन्तु देवगणों ने अग्निदेव को नहीं देखा; उन्होंने तो अभिषिक्त महासेन को ही देखा।
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Authority and eminence are affirmed through rightful consecration and the recognition of the wise; true leadership is established by dharmic sanction rather than mere assertion or visibility.
Mārkaṇḍeya describes a moment when the gods perform an abhiṣeka (consecration). The celestials behold Mahāsena as the anointed leader, while Pāvaka (Agni) is said not to be seen at that time.