Mahabharata 9.44.5 — Shalya Parva, Adhyaya 44, Shloka 5
कार्त्तिकेयाभिषेकः — Consecration of Kārttikeya and the Enumeration of His Retinue
हन्त ते कथयिष्यामि शृण्वानस्य नराधिप । अभिषेकं कुमारस्य प्रभावं च महात्मन:
hanta te kathayiṣyāmi śṛṇvānasya narādhipa | abhiṣekaṃ kumārasya prabhāvaṃ ca mahātmanaḥ ||
हन्त ते कथयिष्यामि शृण्वानस्य नराधिप । अभिषेकं कुमारस्य प्रभावं च महात्मनः ॥
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Attentive listening to sacred narration is presented as a prerequisite for receiving elevated knowledge; the verse frames divine consecration and glory as worthy subjects that uplift the listener and reinforce reverence for dharmic exemplars.
Vaiśampāyana signals a transition into a new episode: he is about to recount the abhiṣeka (ceremonial consecration) of Kumāra (Kārttikeya) and describe his prabhāva—his exceptional power and renown—addressing the king as an engaged listener.
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