Shloka 37
Varuṇābhiṣeka–Agni-anveṣaṇa–Kaubera-tīrtha
Varuṇa’s Consecration; Search for Agni; Kaubera Sacred Site
वारुण्यो5थ च माहेन्द्रयस्तथा55ग्नेय्य: परंतप । वायव्यक्षाथ कौमार्यों ब्राह्मययश्व भरतर्षभ,वे वर देनेमें समर्थ, अपनी इच्छाके अनुसार चलनेवाली और सदा आनन्दमें निमग्न रहनेवाली हैं। शत्रुओंको संताप देनेवाले भरतश्रेष्ठ) उन मातृकाओंमेंसे कुछ यमकी शक्तियाँ हैं, कुछ रुद्रकी। कुछ सोमकी शक्तियाँ हैं और कुछ कुबेरकी। वे सब-की-सब महान् बलसे सम्पन्न हैं। इसी तरह कुछ वरुणकी, कुछ देवराज इन्द्रकी, कुछ अग्नि, वायु, कुमार, ब्रह्मा, विष्णु, सूर्य तथा भगवान् वराहकी महाबलशालिनी शक्तियाँ हैं, जो रूपमें अप्सराओंके समान मनोहारिणी और मनोरमा हैं
vāruṇyo 'tha ca māhendryas tathā 'gneyyāḥ paraṃtapa | vāyavyāś ca tathā kaumāryo brāhmyo yaś ca bharatarṣabha ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “O scorcher of foes, O bull among the Bharatas, among those Mother-goddesses there are also powers belonging to Varuṇa, to Indra the lord of the gods, to Agni, to Vāyu, to Kumāra, and to Brahmā. All of them are mighty—divine energies moving according to their own will—capable of granting boons and ever abiding in joy.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage emphasizes that divine power manifests in many forms—each deity’s śakti operating with autonomy and immense strength—suggesting that cosmic order and protection in times of crisis are upheld through multiple, coordinated divine agencies rather than a single force.
Vaiśampāyana continues a catalog of the Mother-goddesses (mātṛkās) and their affiliations, identifying groups of them as the personified powers of major deities such as Varuṇa, Indra, Agni, Vāyu, Kumāra, and Brahmā, highlighting their might and boon-granting capacity within the war-time setting of Śalya Parva.