Shloka 51

कार्त्तिकेयाभिषेकः — Consecration of Kārttikeya and the Enumeration of His Retinue

Devanagari script

ततः कुमारमादाय देवा ब्रह्मपुरोगमा: । अभिषेकार्थमाजम्मु: शैलेन्द्रं सहितास्तत:

Transliteration

tataḥ kumāram ādāya devā brahmapurogamāḥ | abhiṣekārtham ājagmuḥ śailendraṃ sahitās tataḥ ||

Translation

Kemudian para dewa, dipimpin oleh Brahmā, membawa putera muda itu bersama-sama, lalu berangkat menuju tuan segala gunung untuk melaksanakan upacara penobatannya (abhiṣeka).

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya

• कुमारम्: the prince/boy (Kumāra)
• कुमारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आदाय: having taken
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + दा
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), indeclinable

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ब्रह्मपुरोगमाः: having Brahmā in front/led by Brahmā
• ब्रह्मपुरोगमाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + पुरोगम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अभिषेक-अर्थम्: for (his) consecration
• अभिषेक-अर्थम्: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिषेक + अर्थ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular (used adverbially: 'for the purpose of')

• आजग्मुः: came, arrived
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, Plural

• शैलेन्द्रम्: to the lord of mountains (mountain-king)
• शैलेन्द्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैल + इन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सहिताः: accompanied, together (with others)
• सहिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित (√सह + क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ततः: thereupon/then
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Devāḥ (the gods)
• Brahmā
• Kumāra (the prince)
• Śailendra (lord of mountains)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Legitimate authority is portrayed as grounded in dharma and public-ritual validation: the prince’s elevation is not a private act but a consecration undertaken with the assent of the gods, symbolizing moral and cosmic approval.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that the gods, with Brahmā leading them, take a young prince and go together to the ‘lord of mountains’ to carry out his abhiṣeka (royal consecration/coronation).