Shloka 41

कार्त्तिकेयाभिषेकः — Consecration of Kārttikeya and the Enumeration of His Retinue

Devanagari script

सर्वे भासुरदेहास्ते चत्वार: समरूपिण: । तान्‌ समभ्ययुरव्यग्रास्तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्‌,उन चारोंके रूप एक समान थे। उन सबके शरीर तेजसे उद्धासित हो रहे थे। वे चारों कुमार उन चारोंके पास एक साथ जा पहुँचे। वह एक अद्भुत-सा कार्य हुआ

Transliteration

sarve bhāsuradehās te catvāraḥ samarūpiṇaḥ | tān samabhyayur avyagrās tad adbhutam ivābhavat |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana berkata: Keempat-empatnya bertubuh gemilang dan serupa bentuknya. Tanpa gementar, empat pemuda itu mendekati mereka serentak; seolah-olah suatu keajaiban telah berlaku.

Word by Word

सर्वेall

भासुरदेहाःhaving radiant bodies

तेthey/those

चत्वारःfour

समरूपिणःof identical form

तान्them

समभ्ययुःapproached (together)

अव्यग्राःunagitated, composed

तत्that

अद्भुतम्wonderful, marvelous

इवas if, like

अभवत्became, happened

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

four youths (kumāras)

four radiant beings (unnamed in this verse)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid the chaos of war, the epic highlights moments of composed, radiant presence that evoke wonder—suggesting that dharma and the unseen order can manifest unexpectedly, calling observers from agitation to attentiveness.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator describes four beings who look alike and shine with brilliance. Four youths, calm and focused, approach them together, and the convergence is presented as a marvel within the unfolding events of the Shalya Parva.