इंद्र उवाच । यदि सत्यमिदं वाक्यं निश्चयाद्भाषितं त्वया । अभिषिच्छस्व देवानां सैनापत्ये महाबल । अहमिंद्रो भविष्यामि तव वाक्याद्यशोऽस्तु ते
iṃdra uvāca | yadi satyamidaṃ vākyaṃ niścayādbhāṣitaṃ tvayā | abhiṣicchasva devānāṃ saināpatye mahābala | ahamiṃdro bhaviṣyāmi tava vākyādyaśo'stu te
Indra disse: “Se esta palavra é verdadeira e foi dita por ti com firme decisão, ó poderoso, então consagra-te como comandante do exército dos deuses. Por tua palavra eu permanecerei Indra—que a glória seja tua.”
Indra
Listener: Skanda (Mahābala)
Scene: Indra speaks formally, extending a command: Skanda is to be consecrated as commander; attendants prepare ritual vessels, white umbrellas, and auspicious items for abhiṣeka.
Authority can be delegated for dharma’s protection: leadership is assigned by merit and divine purpose, not ego.
No tīrtha is referenced; the verse concerns the consecration (abhiṣeka) of Skanda’s military leadership.
Abhiṣeka (consecration) is indicated—formal installation into saināpatya (commandership).