Shloka 13
कुमाराभिषेकप्रश्नः — Inquiry into Kumāra (Skanda) Investiture at Sarasvatī
एवमुक्त्वा सरिच्छेष्ठामूचुस्तेडथ परस्परम् । विमोचयामहे सर्वे शापादेतां सरस्वतीम्,सरिताओंमें श्रेष्ठ सरस्वतीसे ऐसा कहकर वे आपसमें बोले--“हम सब लोग मिलकर इस सरस्वतीको शापसे छुटकारा दिलावें”
evam uktvā saricchreṣṭhām ūcus te ’tha parasparam | vimocayāmahe sarve śāpād etāṃ sarasvatīm ||
Having spoken thus to Sarasvatī, the foremost of rivers, they then said to one another: “Let us all together free this Sarasvatī from the curse.” The passage highlights a collective resolve to undo harm and restore what is right, emphasizing shared responsibility in remedying the consequences of a wrongful condition.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
When a harmful condition (like a curse) afflicts a sacred being or place, the righteous response is not indifference but shared effort to set things right—an ethic of collective responsibility and restoration.
After addressing Sarasvatī, the group confers among themselves and resolves to act together to free her from a curse, indicating a turning point from speech to coordinated remedial action.