Shloka 98
Varuṇābhiṣeka–Agni-anveṣaṇa–Kaubera-tīrtha
Varuṇa’s Consecration; Search for Agni; Kaubera Sacred Site
दिव्य फूलोंकी सुगन्ध लेकर पवित्र वायु चलने लगी। गन्धर्व और यज्ञपरायण महर्षि उनकी स्तुति करने लगे ।। केचिदेनं व्यवस्यन्ति पितामहसुतं प्रभुम् सनत्कुमारं सर्वेषां ब्रह्म॒योनिं तमग्रजम्
divya-puṣpāṇāṁ sugandhaṁ gṛhītvā pavitraḥ vāyuḥ pravavau | gandharvāś ca yajña-parāyaṇā maharṣayaś ca tasya stutiṁ cakruḥ || kecid enaṁ vyavasyanti pitāmaha-sutaṁ prabhum | sanatkumāraṁ sarveṣāṁ brahma-yoniṁ tam agrajam ||
Vaiśampāyana said: A pure breeze began to blow, carrying the fragrance of celestial flowers. Gandharvas and great seers devoted to sacrificial rites commenced his praise. Some identified him as the Lord Sanatkumāra—born of the Grandsire (Brahmā), the primordial source of sacred knowledge for all, the eldest among the first beings. The scene signals a moment of divine recognition: the atmosphere itself becomes sanctified, and the righteous acknowledge a higher spiritual authority amid the epic’s turmoil.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how true spiritual authority is recognized through signs of purity and collective reverence: when the atmosphere becomes sanctified and the wise praise, it indicates the presence of a higher dharmic principle beyond battlefield power.
A divine, fragrant wind arises and celestial beings (Gandharvas) along with ritual-focused seers begin praising a revered figure. Observers identify him as Sanatkumāra, the primordial sage born of Brahmā, signaling a moment of divine manifestation or recognition within the Shalya Parva episode.