Mahabharata — Shalya Parva, Shloka 14
Kārttikeya-Abhiṣecana: Mātṛgaṇa-Nāma Saṃkīrtana and Skanda’s Commission
राका च धिषणा चैव पत्न्यश्चान्या दिवौकसाम् | हिमवांश्वैव विन्ध्यश्न मेरुश्नानेकशुड्रवान्
rākā ca dhiṣaṇā caiva patnyaś cānyā divaukasām | himavāṁś caiva vindhyaś ca meruś cānekśikharavān ||
វៃសម្បាយនៈបានពោលថា៖ រាកា និងធិសណា ព្រមទាំងភរិយាផ្សេងៗទៀតរបស់ទេវតាទាំងឡាយ ក៏បានមកដល់ទីនោះដែរ; ហិមវាន និងជួរភ្នំវិន្ធ្យ ក៏ដូចជាភ្នំមេរុ ដែលតុបតែងដោយកំពូលជាច្រើន។ ដូច្នេះ សត្វស្ថានទេវៈ និងអង្គធាតុកោស्मिक—ទេវតា អំណាចរបស់ពួកគេ និងសូម្បីតែភ្នំ—បានប្រមូលផ្តុំគ្នា ដើម្បីចូលរួមយ៉ាងសោភ័ណ បញ្ជាក់ថា លំដាប់ពិភពលោកទាំងមូល កំពុងមកជុំវិញពេលវេលាដ៏សំខាន់មួយ។
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The verse emphasizes that major turning points in dharma and destiny are not merely human affairs: the divine powers and even the personified mountains are portrayed as converging, suggesting that ethical crises and resolutions reverberate through the whole cosmic order.
Vaiśampāyana continues a catalogue of those who assembled: goddesses/consorts such as Rākā and Dhiṣaṇā, and the great mountains Himavān, Vindhya, and Meru. The scene is one of a vast, ceremonial gathering where celestial and cosmic beings stand in attendance.
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