Shloka 5
Kārttikeya-Abhiṣecana: Mātṛgaṇa-Nāma Saṃkīrtana and Skanda’s Commission
पूष्णा भगेनार्यम्णा च अंशेन च विवस्वता । रुद्रश्न सहितो धीमान् मित्रेण वरुणेन च
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
pūṣṇā bhagena aryamṇā ca aṃśena ca vivasvatā |
rudraiḥ saha ito dhīmān mitreṇa varuṇena ca |
rudravasubhir ādityair aśvibhyāṃ ca vṛtaḥ prabhuḥ ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。プーシャン、バガ、アリヤマン、アṃシャ、そしてヴィヴァスヴァット（太陽）に囲まれ、さらにミトラとヴァルナを伴う賢きルドラとともに—またルドラ群、ヴァス群、アーディティヤ群、双子のアシュヴィンにも取り巻かれて—大いなる主は、その神々の力の輪の中に立っていた。この場面は、宇宙の秩序と神的権威が一人の統帥のもとへ集い、戦の物語が進むさなかに、その正統性と吉祥の加護を確証するさまを示している。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes that rightful authority and decisive action in a crisis are strengthened when aligned with cosmic order (ṛta) and supported by forces representing law, friendship, fortune, and disciplined power—symbolized by the gathering of major Vedic deities around the central figure.
Vaiśampāyana describes a divine congregation: prominent deities—Pūṣan, Bhaga, Aryaman, Aṃśa, Vivasvat, Rudra, Mitra, Varuṇa—along with groups like the Rudras, Vasus, Ādityas, and the Aśvins, stand surrounding a mighty lordly figure, marking a moment of divine endorsement and heightened auspicious power within the war-time setting.