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कश्यपश्च महातेजा ये चान्ये लोककीर्तिता: । महाराज! जैसे पूर्वकालमें जलके स्वामी वरुणका अभिषेक किया गया था, उसी प्रकार सर्वतोकपितामह भगवान् ब्रह्मा, महातेजस्वी कश्यप तथा दूसरे विश्वविख्यात महर्षियोंने कार्तिकेयका अभिषेक किया
Kaśyapaś ca mahātejā ye cānye lokakīrtitāḥ | mahārāja! yathā pūrvakāle jalasya svāmī Varuṇasyābhiṣekaḥ kṛtaḥ āsīt, tathā sarvalokapitāmahaḥ bhagavān Brahmā, mahātejāḥ Kaśyapaḥ tathā anye viśvavikhyātā maharṣayaḥ Kārtikeyasyābhiṣekam akurvan |
वैशम्पायन उवाच—कश्यपश्च महातेजा ये चान्ये लोककीर्तिताः। महाराज, यथा पुरा जलाधिपस्य वरुणस्याभिषेकः कृतः, तथैव सर्वलोकपितामहः भगवान् ब्रह्मा, महातेजस्वी कश्यपश्च, अन्यैश्च विश्वविख्यातैर्महर्षिभिः सह कार्त्तिकेयस्याभिषेकं चकार।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Authority and leadership are portrayed as legitimate when established through dharmic rites and affirmed by venerable witnesses (Brahmā and the great sages). The comparison with Varuṇa’s earlier consecration highlights continuity of sacred order and the ethical ideal that power should be sanctioned by righteousness and collective wisdom.
Vaiśampāyana recounts that Kārtikeya was ceremonially installed (abhiṣeka) by Brahmā, Kaśyapa, and other famed sages, in a manner comparable to the ancient consecration of Varuṇa, lord of the waters—emphasizing Kārtikeya’s recognized status and mandate.