Shloka 42
कार्त्तिकेयाभिषेकः — Consecration of Kārttikeya and the Enumeration of His Retinue
हाहाकारो महानासीदू देवदानवरक्षसाम् । तद् दृष्टवा महदाश्चर्यमद्भुतं लोमहर्षणम्,वह महान् आश्चर्यमय, अद्भुत तथा रोमांचकारी घटना देखकर देवताओं, दानवों तथा राक्षसोंमें महान् हाहाकार मच गया
hāhākāro mahān āsīd devadānavarakṣasām | tad dṛṣṭvā mahad āścaryam adbhutaṃ lomaharṣaṇam ||
ആ അത്ഭുതകരവും വിസ്മയജനകവും രോമാഞ്ചകരവുമായ സംഭവത്തെ കണ്ടപ്പോൾ ദേവന്മാരിലും ദാനവന്മാരിലും രാക്ഷസന്മാരിലും മഹാ ഹാഹാകാരം ഉയർന്നു।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral gravity and terrifying unpredictability of war: when an extraordinary event occurs, even celestial and demonic beings react with alarm, implying that adharma-driven destruction reverberates across the cosmos.
The narrator reports that a wondrous and hair-raising occurrence has just been witnessed, prompting a great uproar among Devas, Dānavas, and Rākṣasas—indicating a pivotal, shocking turn in the battle narrative.