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Shloka 42

Kārttikeya-Abhiṣecana: Mātṛgaṇa-Nāma Saṃkīrtana and Skanda’s Commission

सुव्रतं च महात्मानं शुभकर्माणमेव च,रुद्रर्वसुभिरादित्यैरश्विभ्यां च वृतः प्रभु: । महापराक्रमी इन्द्र और विष्णु, सूर्य और चन्द्रमा, धाता और विधाता, वायु और अग्नि, पूषा, भग, अर्यमा, अंश, विवस्वान्‌ू, मित्र और वरुणके साथ बुद्धिमान्‌ रुद्रदेव, एकादश रुद्रणण, आठ वसु, बारह आदित्य और दोनों अश्विनीकुमार--ये सब-के-सब प्रभावशाली कुमार कार्तिकेयको घेरकर खड़े हुए

vaiśampāyana uvāca |

suvrataṃ ca mahātmānaṃ śubhakarmāṇam eva ca |

rudrair vasubhir ādityair aśvibhyāṃ ca vṛtaḥ prabhuḥ ||

വൈശമ്പായനൻ പറഞ്ഞു— സുവ്രതനും മഹാത്മാവും ശുഭകർമ്മങ്ങളിൽ നിരതനുമായ ആ പ്രഭു രുദ്രന്മാരും വസുക്കളും ആദിത്യന്മാരും ഇരട്ട അശ്വിനികളും ചുറ്റിനിന്ന നിലയിൽ നിന്നു.

सुव्रतम्of good vows / well-disciplined
सुव्रतम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसुव्रत
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
महात्मानम्the great-souled one
महात्मानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमहात्मन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
शुभकर्माणम्of auspicious deeds
शुभकर्माणम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootशुभकर्मन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
एवindeed
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
रुद्रैःby/with the Rudras
रुद्रैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootरुद्र
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
वसुभिःby/with the Vasus
वसुभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootवसु
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
आदित्यैःby/with the Adityas
आदित्यैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootआदित्य
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
अश्विभ्याम्by/with the two Ashvins
अश्विभ्याम्:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअश्विन्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Dual
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
वृतःsurrounded / encompassed
वृतः:
TypeVerb
Rootवृ (वरणे)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
प्रभुःthe lord
प्रभुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रभु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
R
Rudras
V
Vasus
Ā
Ādityas
A
Aśvins
P
Prabhu (the Lord; contextually Kumāra/Kārttikeya)

Educational Q&A

The verse links true authority with ethical discipline and auspicious action: the ‘prabhu’ is characterized first by vows and good deeds, and only then shown as encircled by divine powers—implying that righteous strength is upheld by moral order (dharma), not separated from it.

Vaiśampāyana describes a divine scene in which the Lord (understood in this context as Kumāra/Kārttikeya) is attended and surrounded by major groups of gods—the Rudras, Vasus, Ādityas, and the twin Aśvins—signaling a solemn, empowered gathering and collective divine support.