Mahabharata — Shalya Parva, Shloka 84
Varuṇābhiṣeka–Agni-anveṣaṇa–Kaubera-tīrtha
Varuṇa’s Consecration; Search for Agni; Kaubera Sacred Site
उदारबुद्धि महासेनने उस दैत्यपर भी आक्रमण किया। तब वह कार्तिकेयके भयसे क्रौंच पर्वतकी शरणमें जा छिपा ।।
tataḥ krauñcaḥ mahāmanyuḥ krauñcanādanināditam | śaktyā bibheda bhagavān kārtikeyo 'gnidattayā ||
Kemudian Tuhan Kārtikeya, dipenuhi murka yang dahsyat, membelah Gunung Krauñca—yang bergema dengan jeritan burung krauñca—dengan lembing śakti yang dianugerahkan oleh Agni. Peristiwa ini menegaskan bahawa kuasa ilahi, apabila digerakkan oleh tujuan yang benar, menyingkirkan bahkan tempat perlindungan yang tampak kebal yang melindungi kuasa pemusnah.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that power is ethically meaningful when aligned with the protection of cosmic and social order: even a mountain-like refuge cannot shield harmful forces when confronted by divinely sanctioned, duty-driven action.
Kārtikeya becomes greatly enraged and, wielding the śakti-spear granted by Agni, cleaves Mount Krauñca, which is described as reverberating with the calls of krauñca birds—an image of a formidable stronghold being forcibly opened.