Shloka 103

Devanagari script

ऐश्वर्याणि च तत्रस्थो ददावीश: पृथक्‌ पृथक्‌ ददौ नैर्ऋतमुख्येभ्यस्त्रैलोक्यं पावकात्मज:,वहीं रहकर स्वामी स्कन्दने पृथक्‌-पृथक्‌ ऐश्वर्य प्रदान किये। अग्निकुमारने अपनी सेनाके मुख्य-मुख्य अधिकारियोंको तीनों लोक सौंप दिये

Transliteration

aiśvaryāṇi ca tatrastho dadāv īśaḥ pṛthak pṛthak | dadau nairṛtamukhyebhyas trailokyaṃ pāvakātmajaḥ ||

Translation

ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。そこに留まった主スカンダは、諸々の主権をそれぞれ別々に授けた。火の子は、軍の中でも最も卓越した将たちに三界の統治を委ねたのである。

Word by Word

ऐश्वर्याणिsovereignties/powers

चand

तत्रस्थःstaying there

ददौgave

ईशःthe lord

पृथक्separately

पृथक्each by each

ददौgave

नैर्ऋतमुख्येभ्यःto the chief Naiṛtas (demonic leaders)

त्रैलोक्यम्the three worlds

पावकात्मजःthe son of Fire (Skanda)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Skanda (Kārttikeya)

Pāvaka (Agni/Fire)

Trailokya (the three worlds)

Chief commanders/officers (nairṛta-mukhyāḥ)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Power and responsibility should be distributed judiciously: rightful authority is granted in measured portions to capable leaders so that order (dharma and stability) is maintained rather than concentrated for personal aggrandizement.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Skanda, the son of Agni, remains present and assigns distinct lordships, entrusting major governance—symbolized as the three worlds—to his principal commanders, indicating an organized command structure and delegated rule.