Shloka 104
Varuṇābhiṣeka–Agni-anveṣaṇa–Kaubera-tīrtha
Varuṇa’s Consecration; Search for Agni; Kaubera Sacred Site
एवं स भगवांस्तस्मिंस्तीर्थे दैत्यकुलान्तक: । अभिषिक्तो महाराज देवसेनापति: सुरै:,महाराज! इस प्रकार दैत्यकुलविनाशक देवसेनापति भगवान् स्कन्दका उस तीर्थमें देवताओंद्वारा अभिषेक किया गया
evaṁ sa bhagavāṁs tasmiṁs tīrthe daityakulāntakaḥ | abhiṣikto mahārāja devasenāpatiḥ suraiḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “O great king, thus in that sacred ford the blessed Skanda—destroyer of the Daitya clans and commander of the gods’ army—was consecrated by the gods.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Legitimate authority and martial leadership are portrayed as grounded in sacred sanction: Skanda’s role as commander is affirmed through abhiṣeka at a tīrtha by the gods, linking power with responsibility to uphold cosmic order.
Vaiśampāyana reports that at a particular sacred place (tīrtha), Skanda—renowned as the destroyer of Daitya forces—was ritually anointed by the gods and installed as their army-commander (devasenāpati).