Shloka 95
Varuṇābhiṣeka–Agni-anveṣaṇa–Kaubera-tīrtha
Varuṇa’s Consecration; Search for Agni; Kaubera Sacred Site
सभाज्यमानो विबुधै: परं हर्षमवाप ह | तदनन्तर भगवान् स्कन्ददेव देवशत्रुओंका संहार करके देवताओंसे सेवित हो अत्यन्त आनन्दित हुए ।। ततो दुन्दुभयो राजन् नेदु: शड्खाश्न॒ भारत
sabhājyamāno vibudhaiḥ paraṃ harṣam avāpa ha | tad-anantaraṃ bhagavān skandadevo deva-śatrūṇāṃ saṃhāraṃ kṛtvā devatābhiḥ sevito 'tyantaṃ ānanditaḥ || tato dundubhayo rājan neduḥ śaṅkhaś ca bhārata ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Honoured in the assembly by the gods, he attained supreme joy. Thereafter the blessed god Skanda—having destroyed the enemies of the gods—was attended upon by the deities and became exceedingly delighted. Then, O king, the kettledrums resounded, and the conch too, O Bhārata. Ethically, the passage frames victory as the restoration of divine order: the defeat of those who oppose the gods is followed not by arrogance but by communal recognition, service, and the ritual sounds that mark a re-established harmony.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents victory as meaningful when it restores rightful order (dharma): after the defeat of forces hostile to the gods, the community of devas honours and serves the divine leader, and ritual signals (drums and conch) mark the re-establishment of harmony rather than mere personal triumph.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Skanda, after destroying the enemies of the gods, is celebrated and attended by the deities; then kettledrums and a conch resound, indicating a formal proclamation of victory and auspicious completion.