Kārttikeya-Abhiṣecana: Mātṛgaṇa-Nāma Saṃkīrtana and Skanda’s Commission
क्षेमवाह: सुवाहश्न सिद्धपात्रश्न भारत | गोव्रज: कनकापीडो महापारिषदेश्वर:
kṣemavāhaḥ suvāhaś ca siddhapātraś ca bhārata | govrajaḥ kanakāpīḍo mahāpāriṣadeśvaraḥ ||
ਵੈਸ਼ੰਪਾਯਨ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ— ਹੇ ਭਾਰਤ! ਉੱਥੇ ਖੇਮਵਾਹ, ਸੁਵਾਹ, ਸਿੱਧਪਾਤ੍ਰ, ਗੋਵ੍ਰਜ, ਕਨਕਾਪੀੜ ਅਤੇ ਮਹਾਪਾਰਿਸ਼ਦੇਸ਼ਵਰ ਵੀ ਸਨ।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
This verse is primarily a narrative catalogue rather than a direct moral injunction; its ethical function is indirect—preserving memory of participants and emphasizing accountability and the vast human network involved in war.
Vaiśampāyana continues a list of named figures within the Shalya Parva war account, identifying individuals present/active in the events being narrated.