Mahabharata 9.45.35 — Shalya Parva, Adhyaya 45, Shloka 35
Kārttikeya-Abhiṣecana: Mātṛgaṇa-Nāma Saṃkīrtana and Skanda’s Commission
अंशो5प्यनुचरान् पञ्च ददौ स्कन्दाय धीमते । अंशने भी बुद्धिमान् स्कन्दको पाँच अनुचर प्रदान किये, जिनके नाम इस प्रकार हैं-- परिघ, वट, महाबली भीम तथा दहति और दहन। इनमेंसे दहति और दहन बड़े प्रचण्ड तथा बल-पराक्रमकी दृष्टिसे सम्मानित थे ।।
aṁśo 'py anucarān pañca dadau skandāya dhīmate |
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。「アムシャもまた、賢きスカンダに五人の従者を授けた。この段では、諸神がスカンダの従軍を整え、敵対する力を鎮める務めに備えさせる——それは宇宙の秩序に仕えるために権能が委ねられる姿であり、力が私利のためではなく、正当な統率のもとに組織されることを示している。」
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Power and force are portrayed as legitimate when placed under rightful command for the protection of order (dharma) rather than for personal ambition; even divine strength is structured through service and hierarchy.
The narrator states that the deity Aṁśa also grants five attendants to Skanda, adding to Skanda’s divine entourage as preparations and empowerments for overcoming adversarial forces continue.
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