Shloka 45
Varuṇābhiṣeka–Agni-anveṣaṇa–Kaubera-tīrtha
Varuṇa’s Consecration; Search for Agni; Kaubera Sacred Site
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत शल्यपर्वके अन्तर्गत गदापव॑में बलरामजीकी तीर्थयात्रा और सारस्वतोपाख्यानके प्रसंगरें स्कन््दका अभिषेकाविषयक पैतालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
guhāya rājaśārdūla vināśāya suradviṣām | mahāsvanāṁ mahāghaṇṭāṁ dyotamānāṁ sitaprabhām || nṛpaśreṣṭha! tadanantaraṁ bhagavān pākaśāsano devadrohiṇāṁ vināśāya kumāraṁ kārtikeyaṁ śakti-nāmakaṁ astram pradadau | sahaiva ca mahāsvanāṁ viśālāṁ ghaṇṭāṁ dadau, yā svayā ujjvala-prabhayā dyotamānā sitaprabhā babhūva ||
Вайшампаяна сказал: «О тигр среди царей, для уничтожения врагов богов владыка Индра, каратель Пакы, тогда даровал юному Картикее оружие, именуемое “Шакти”. Вместе с ним он также дал огромный колокол, с громовым звуком, великий по размеру, сияющий ярким белым светом».
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage frames divine power as being granted for the protection of dharma: weapons and authority are justified when directed toward restraining those who threaten the gods’ order (devadrohiṇaḥ), not for personal gain.
After the events connected with Skanda’s consecration, Indra bestows on Kārtikeya (Guha/Skanda) a divine weapon named Śakti and a thunderous, radiant great bell—symbols of martial command and the gods’ readiness to destroy their adversaries.